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Blue Mosque, Pope Leo XIV and Turkey

Pope Leo visits Turkey’s famous Blue Mosque in his socks — but refuses to join prayer

Pope Leo XIV visited a historic mosque in Turkey during his first foreign trip — and although he customarily took off his shoes, the pontiff declined to join in prayer, according to reports. The Chicago-born leader of the Catholic Church attended Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday — with the Holy Father removing his footwear as a sign of respect to the iconic house of worship,

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Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders

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

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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey’s religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday at the start of an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s religious leaders and a Mass for the country’s tiny Catholic community.

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Pope calls for prayers ahead of his trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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Pope joins patriarchs at historic Christian site in Turkey to commemorate creed and pray for unity

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Pope joins patriarchs from East and West at historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity

Leo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and other Christian leaders met on the shores of Lake Iznik, the site of the Council of Nicaea that produced a creed, or statement of faith, that is still recit...

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Pope Leo XIV calls for unity of the Christian world during Nicaea ceremony

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Pope Leo joins Eastern and Western patriarchs in Turkey to pray for Christian unity

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In Turkey, Pope Leo pushes for unity and peace—within and beyond Christianity

On his first foreign trip as pope, Leo XIV encourages Turkey’s Christians, government and Islamic leaders to work together for peace and unity.

Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical and interreligious unity

Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace, telling thousands gathered for Mass in Istanbul that Christians “journey as if on a bridge that connects earth to Heaven,

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Pope Leo XIV calls for unity with Eastern Orthodox Church in high-profile Turkey visit

Pope Leo XIV called on Christians to unite during his visit to Turkey, marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in a gesture aimed at ending the Great Schism that separated the Roman Catholic Church from Eastern Orthodox Christianity for nearly a millennium.

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Pope Leo XIV gets warm welcome from Turkey's Catholics on first foreign trip

The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara, welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s tiny Catholic community on Friday to find strength in its small size as he opened the key day<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Catholic Standard

Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ – building bridges

Celebrating the vigil Mass for the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Leo gave the Catholics what he described as “resolutions” to work on this Advent: building bridges with other Catholics, other Christians and other believers in God.

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Pope Leo warns 'future of humanity is at stake' on his first foreign trip to Turkey

Ahead of his visit, Leo shared a Thanksgiving message with NBC News encouraging all people "to recognize that we have all received so many gifts."

In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups.

Catholic Standard

A little leaven can do great things, pope tells Turkey’s Catholics

Pope Leo XIV greets members of the Little Sisters of the Poor during a visit to their nursing home in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 28, 2025. The pope met with residents and religious in one of his first stops in the city during his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)