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Pope Leo Begins First Overseas Trip in Turkey

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

Pope Leo XIV opened his first full day in Turkey on Friday by meeting with its tiny Catholic community, greeted by cheers and applause as he embarked on a day meant to bolster Christians around the wo...

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Pope Leo arrives in Turkey with mission to heal Christian divide on first foreign trip

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Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip in Turkey with a visit to Christianity’s early heartlands

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Pope Leo XIV Turkey's role as bridge between east & west

Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into "a heightened level of conflict on the global level", at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey.

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Pope Leo warns that conflicts are endangering humanity on first overseas trip

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In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide

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Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace At Meeting With Erdogan: ‘Future Of Humanity Is At Stake’

Speaking to Erdogan and the country’s diplomatic corps at a library in the palace complex, Leo praised Turkiye’s historic role as a bridge between East and West, at the crossroads of religions and cul...

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After meeting Pope, Erdogan praises his 'astute stance' on Palestinian issue

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Pope Leo Visits Mideast on First Foreign Trip as Pontiff

Pope Leo struggles to unveil plaque commemorating his Turkey visit

Pope Leo struggles to unveil a plaque commemorating his visit to Turkey:: Istanbul, Turkey:: November 28, 2025Church staff and security personnel rushed to help him pull down the curtain which was covering the plaque on the wall and had snagged on the marble.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks in Turkey ahead of ecumenical meeting with Orthodox patriarch

Pope Leo XIV received a warm Turkish welcome when. hetouched down in Istanbul. onThursday, beginning his first apostolic journey.

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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In Turkey With a Message of Outreach, Pope Meets Erdogan

Leo XIV arrived in the country’s capital, Ankara, and will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the opening leg of a trip that will also take in Lebanon.

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Gratitude should accompany your turkey and pie, pope says

Thanksgiving is a "beautiful feast" that reminds everyone to be grateful for the gifts they have been given, Pope Leo XIV said.