As Turkiye hosts pontiff, minority community figures describe a moment marked by visibility and engagement with state.

He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.

First American pope will arrive in the Turkish capital Ankara where he will meet President Erdogan.

ANKARA: Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkiye on Thursday for a four-day visit where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first…

On Thursday, the American pope began his four-day visit to Turkey, where he will meet the Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.…

ISTANBUL, Turkiye: Pope Leo XIV joins the leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians Friday to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church’s most important gatherings, on…

ISTANBUL: Muslim-majority Turkiye, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not “a hostile environment” for Christians, the Ecumenical Patriarch of…

The pontiff leads prayers in Istanbul, emphasising the Nicene Creed as the core of Christian unity and faith.

First American pope urges Catholic Church in Turkiye to serve the most vulnerable, including migrants and refugees.

Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated visit to Turkiye — his first official foreign trip as pontiff — has both diplomatic and religio-historic importance. Paul VI became the first pope…

The pontiff's first visit abroad has prompted land-grab allegations, with some Turks also seeing it as a violation of the republic's secularist principles

LONDON: Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever foreign visit since becoming pontiff has been marked by messages of hope — and memes. Leo, who succeeded Pope Francis in May, becoming the first…

Pope Leo XIV started the second day of his trip to Turkiye with a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday. Leo was following in the footsteps of his recent predecessors, who…

As Turkiye hosts pontiff, minority community figures describe a moment marked by visibility and engagement with state.

The pope is visiting Turkiye until Sunday on his first overseas trip as pontiff, which also includes a visit to Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV concludes his Turkiye visit before traveling to Lebanon, promoting peace amid regional crises and fostering interfaith dialogue.

ISTANBUL: Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkiye Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the…

Pope Leo XIV prays at Istanbul's Armenian cathedral, supporting Turkiye-Armenia reconciliation efforts amid historical tensions.