Around 520,000 people gathered at Istanbul’s Galata Bridge for a massive march in support of Palestine, supported by various ...

With a Divine Liturgy in the historically symbolic location of San Stefano, once a suburb of Constantinople, Bulgarian ...

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Pope Leo XIV pushed back against speculation surrounding his visit to Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque during his recent trip to Turkey, but stopped short of saying whether he prayed there. "Who said ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey and stressed the need for Christian unity in meetings and liturgies with the country's Christian leaders ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous ...

Pope Leo XIV, center, walking with Muezzin Musa Asgın Tunca, left, Dr. Emrullah Tuncel, second from left, and Imam of Mosque Sultanahmet Fatih Kaya, visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, ...

Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Istanbul Did he or didn’t he? As Pope Leo XIV, on ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque today (Nov. 29) but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's Christian leaders, where he again ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray. On Saturday, Leo went to the Blue Mosque in ...

Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" for Christians, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople told AFP in an ...

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I says Turkey is not 'a hostile environment' for Christians — Ed JONES Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas ...