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Pope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque and holds Mass in Istanbul

Highlights: Pope Leo holds Mass in Istanbul in effort to strengthen ties with local Christian communities

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.

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

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Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

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

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at...

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

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

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Pope Leo begins first overseas trip in Turkey - as it happened

He is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.

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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 Leo warns that conflicts are endangering humanity on first overseas trip

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At Mass in Istanbul, Leo XIV renews calls for peace, unity

Speaking to Turkey’s small Catholic minority during mass Saturday afternoon, Pope Leo stressed the need to work for peace and unity in such an ethnically and culturally diverse region.