During his visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV met several leaders of Christian communities and worked to promote ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ISTANBUL, Turkey – When two women in Islamic head scarves were spotted in an Italian restaurant in ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia Sophia ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial ...

Issuing a verdict on the application of 14 families with Alevi background, ECHR ruled that “Turkish education system must have a basis respecting the families’ beliefs”. Issuing a ruling on the ...

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Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, stuns visitors with its beauty and history. It may be unique in having been the seat of both Christian and Muslim empires, and it is still the place where Islam and ...

“We must strongly reject the use of religion for justifying war, violence or any form of fundamentalism or fanaticism,” Pope ...

An excavation at the Balatlar Church in Turkey’s Sinop Province uncovered the chest, which is made out of stone with crosses carved into it and appears to have been a repository for the relics of a ...

The dismissal of Ibrahim Elmalí, director of religious affairs, has brought to the fore the resurgence of militant Islam in Turkey. Religion has gotten such emphasis in press and politics that such ...

Pope Benedict XVI traveled to Turkey and met with both Orhtodox and Muslim leaders. It was a trip surrounded by both ancient and very recent animosities as Pope Benedict XVI came to this crossroads ...

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