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Pope Visits Famous Istanbul Mosque but Does Not Pause to Pray

Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey's capital; he spent about 20 minutes inside but did not appear to pause for prayer as Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis had done.

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Pope Leo XIV to pray at Armenian cathedral in Istanbul during Turkish-Armenian reconciliation

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Pope Leo Makes Historic First Visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque

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Pope Leo XIV's Visit Highlights Christian Resilience in Lebanon Despite Regional Turmoil

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon highlights the country's religious pluralism and sends a message to Christians not to abandon the region

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Pope prays at site of 2020 port explosion, consoles relatives of victims

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Pope to end first overseas trip by praying with 100,000 Lebanese

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Pope Leo visits a wounded Lebanon in his first trip to the Middle East

At the tomb of the saint recognized for his miracles of healing, Pope Leo spoke of Charbel's silence, humbleness and poverty, which he described as "radical" qualities counter-cultural to modern life.

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Pope Leo Says This Is The ‘Only Solution’ To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Pope to visit Christian sites in Lebanon as he encourages Christians not to abandon the region

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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 during his four-day visit to Turkey.

Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque for meeting with Turkish religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's Christian leaders, where he again emphasized the need for Christians to be united.

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

Leo's final event for the day was a Catholic Mass in Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena for the country's Catholic community, who make up 33,000 in a country of more than 85 million people, most of whom are Sunni Muslim.

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Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo's mass in Istanbul

Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated mass in Istanbul on Saturday, the last full day of his visit to Turkey. Earlier, the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque,