It took several attemps for Pope Leo and church clergy to unveil a plaque covered by a white sheet at an Istanbul cathedral.

Pope Leo XIV began the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon on Nov. 27. Follow here for live updates ...

Greg Hann, a parishioner of St. Thomas The Apostle Church in Bloomfield, talks about the Archdiocese of Newark's plan to ...

Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" ...

Pope Leo XIV opened his first foreign trip as pope to Turkey with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

In November 2025, Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), the historic gathering that produced the original Nicene Creed. The pope will pray ...

Erdogan Welcomes Pope Leo to Turkey's Presidential Palace During Official Visit ...

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian ...

The first US pope will attend a celebration for the 1,700th anniversary of a landmark early Church council, held in modern Turkey.

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I are convening in Nicaea, Turkey for a joint celebration for the unity of Christianity.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of ...