ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Istanbul's famed 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 ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque today (Nov. 29) but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's Christian leaders, where he again ...

Turkey Mideast Pope Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians leave after a doxology service at the Patriarchal Church of ...

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 Saturday, Leo went to the Blue Mosque in ...

Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque Pope removed his shoes for the visit, but didn't pray Vatican appeared surprised by lack of papal prayer Leo, first US pope, visiting Turkey until Sunday Pope ...