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Left: Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey, California, in 2012. Right: Henry Steinegger (1831-1917), “Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany,...
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Pope Leo XIV addresses bishops, priests, religious, pastoral workers, and laypeople at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28...
Pope Leo XIV visits a nursing home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.
The Holy Father thanked the sisters for their...
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.
Look at life with God’s eyes, he encouraged the small flock.
As he continues to develop his own personal style in his new role as pope, Leo XIV Saturday paid a brief visit to Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque, where he had a brief tour but did not pray.
During a visit to Iznik on Friday, Pope Leo issued a call for Christian unity and fraternity in a world rife with war and condemned fundamentalist attitudes and the use of religion to justify...
On his second day in Turkey, Pope Leo met with the pastors of the country’s small Catholic flock, offering a word of encouragement as they face dwindling numbers and discrimination.
Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara Thursday, where he lauded the Turkey’s cultural and religious diversity, saying it has a key role in building bridges of harmony and coexistence in a world at war.