Pope Leo visits Turkey’s famous Blue Mosque in his socks — but refuses to join prayer

The Chicago-born pope broke with his two predecessors by rejecting the invitation to pray at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul ...
Catholic Standard

Pope visits famous Istanbul mosque but does not pause to pray

ISTANBUL (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey’s capital; he ...

The Latest: Pope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque and holds Mass in Istanbul

Pope Leo XIV has started the second day of his trip to Turkey with a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque. On Saturday, the pope ...
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Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in a quiet step toward dialogue with Muslims

Pope Leo’s quiet stop at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque underscored the fragile, necessary work of Muslim-Christian dialogue in ...
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Agra Fort

Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th-century Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure ...