“We must strongly reject the use of religion for justifying war, violence or any form of fundamentalism or fanaticism,” Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event in Turkey with Christian leaders from ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the use of religion for justifying “war,” “violence” or “fanaticism” on Friday – instead urging Catholics to mobilize their faith and unify others “regardless of ethnicity, ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important ...

OP-ED. Reviewing the recent trip by the head of the Catholic Church to Turkey and Lebanon, the religion specialist notes that ...

On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in ...

On the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, America spoke with ...

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREW WILKS and SUZAN FRASER ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ISTANBUL, Turkey – When two women in Islamic head scarves were spotted in an Italian restaurant in ...

Pope Leo visits Turkey to revive Nicaea’s spirit of unity while navigating tensions with Erdoğan, fragile Christian ...

Ancient Jews held large communal meals, inviting friends, relatives and perhaps even strangers to fulfill the thank offering.