
A snapshot of Catholics in Turkey at the Pope’s Mass
On November 29, Pope Leo XIV presided over his only public Mass in Turkey in a large sports hall in Istanbul. Some 3,000 faithful gathered for this celebration
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On November 29, Pope Leo XIV presided over his only public Mass in Turkey in a large sports hall in Istanbul. Some 3,000 faithful gathered for this celebration

In Iznik, the sound of the muezzin gives way to Christian hymns. The pilgrimage to Nicaea, which Pope Francis so wanted to make, has been accomplished.

Pope Leo XIV began a 6-day trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday. On his first diplomatic stop in Ankara, Leo XIV fully assumed duties as a head of state.