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Pope Leo tours Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque, declines to pray alongside imam

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 steps for Eastern and We...

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Pope Leo Makes Historic First Visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque

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Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in a quiet step toward dialogue with Muslims

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Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation

Pope Leo XIV touched down in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger of peace” as he began a three-day visit to the nation at the heart of a Middle East battered by rece...

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Pope Leo XIV prays at Armenian cathedral in Istanbul as Turkiye, Armenia attempt reconciliation

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Christians in Lebanon Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace

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Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip

For a man known for being measured and careful in what he does, it seems quite the statement to land in a country so affected by conflict in what is his first foreign trip.

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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians

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Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Pope Leo XIV starts second day of his tour of Turkey at Istanbul's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Pope Leo XIV started the second day of his tour of Turkey and Lebanon meeting bishops and other church officials at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, a 19th-century Baroque church in Istanbul’s Sisli district.

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From Where I Am: Ten Years of Touring Musicians in Istanbul Documented

Dean Blunt, Gang Gang Dance, Omar Souleyman and more hang out in the Turkish capital. After adding this camera to my collection, I think my confidence grew stronger, and I started buying even more cameras. Anyway, three years ago I realized that I have a ...

Pope Leo XIV to head to Beirut during trip to Middle East

Pope Leo leaves Turkey on Sunday for Beirut, Lebanon, a city that has seen little of that peace in recent months.