Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying there as he focused on strengthening ties with Orthodox ...

Leo undertook the tour "in a spirit of reflection and listening, with deep respect for the place and for the faith of those ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of ...

Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading ...

The Chicago-born Holy Father broke with his two predecessors by rejecting the invitation to pray at the Blue Mosque in ...

A priest traveled thousands of miles from his North Texas parish with a special request of Pope Leo XIV amid his first ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, ...

Pope Leo XIV started the second day of his trip to Turkey with a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday. Leo was ...

The text of the joint declaration they signed rejects the use of religion to justify violence, urges global efforts toward ...

Pope Leo XIV tours Istanbul's Blue Mosque but declines to pray, surprising Vatican officials who had to correct official ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray.

On his first foreign trip as pope, Leo XIV encourages Turkey’s Christians, government and Islamic leaders to work together ...