Turkey, Leo XIV and Catholic Church

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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 gets warm welcome from Turkey's Catholics on first foreign trip
Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians
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 XIV Encourages Turkey to Be a Force for Peace on His First Foreign Trip
Pope Leo begins first overseas trip in Turkey - as it happened
Pope Leo on first foreign trip says future of humanity at stake from conflict
A key moment of the trip will take place in the Turkish town of Iznik, the site of the ancient city of Nicaea.

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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey’s religious leaders
Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey's Catholics as he opens key day in first trip

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

Leo paid tribute to the country's tiny Catholic community and also visited a group of nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, who run a nursing home in Istanbul.

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

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s religious leaders and a Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community.

Pope visits famous Blue Mosque ahead of meeting Turkey’s religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque 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 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.

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.
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