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Pope Leo's First foreign trip

In first Mass abroad, Pope Leo sharpens calls for Christian unity

The pope celebrated Mass with some 5,000 people, many foreign-born Catholics, in an intimate Istanbul arena on Nov. 29, his last full day in Turkey.

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The Latest: Pope Leo XIV brings messages of peace and Christian unity on trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Enthusiastic Welcome From Turkey's Catholics as He Opens Key Day in First Trip

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The Latest: Pope Leo XIV to Call for Christian Unity at Site Where Nicaean Creed Established

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian church leaders met 1,700 years ago under the auspices of the Roman Emperor C...

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

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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 Warns of Conflicts Endangering Humanity on First Overseas Trip

The first U.S. pope chose mainly Muslim Turkey as his first overseas destination to mark the 1,700th anniversary of a landmark early Church council there that produced the Nicene Creed, still used by ...

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Pope Leo meets Middle East Christian leaders, condemns religious violence

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Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip

Pope Removes Shoes

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Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship ...

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Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least.

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Pope visits famous Istanbul mosque but does not pause to pray

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

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 and a Mass for the country’s tiny Catholic community.

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Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

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Pope Leo removes shoes but does not appear to pray in first mosque visit

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Pope Leo raises eyebrows with what he did on historic visit

The American, who was making his first visit to a Muslim place of worship as the leader of the Catholic Church, removed his shoes in a sign of respect after being welcomed inside and was led on a tour...

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Pope Leo XIV travels to historic Christian site in Turkey to commemorate creed and pray for unity

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

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Vatican City: How the world's smallest state is governed

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta detailed how the tiny Vatican City State is governed, how its institutions operate, and what role the Holy See plays in the world.

Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed

Pope Leo XIV has fixed a technical glitch in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.

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Pope: 'Virtual connection' cannot replace human relationships

By Daniele Piccini Pope Leo has said that the digital world “poses a challenge even for the consecrated.” He was speaking on the afternoon of November 26 in the Vatican’s Synod Hall, in an address to roughly 160 participants in the 104th Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG).