Optimism ahead of pope’s visit to Turkiye for reopening of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary

HEYBELIADA: As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkiye to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, there has been a surge of renewed optimism over the possible reopening of a Greek Orthodox religious seminary that has been closed since 1971. The Halki Theological School has become a symbol of Orthodox heritage and a focal point in the push for religious freedoms in Turkiye. Located on Heybeliada Island, off the coast of Istanbul, the seminary once trained generations of Greek Orthodox patriarchs and clergy.

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