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

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey's tiny Catholic community to find strength in its small size as he embarked on the key day of his first trip that is meant to bolster Christians and p...

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

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

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Pope Leo to Meet Middle East Christian Leaders in Bid for Unity

Pope Leo will meet in Turkey on Friday with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, and is expected to urge unity among denominations divided for centuries during his first overseas trip as lea...

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Pope Leo XIV Encourages Turkey to Be a Force for Peace on His First Foreign Trip

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

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Pope joins patriarchs at historic Christian site in Turkey to commemorate creed and 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 meets Middle East Christian leaders, condemns religious violence

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In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide

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Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation. The six-day two-nation trip is the first major international test for the first pope from the United States,

National Catholic Register

Pope Leo Reminds Turkish Catholic Minority of the ‘Logic of Littleness’

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.

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.