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A woman pose for pictures by a lake in Iznik, Turkey where Pope Leo is expected to visit for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Nicaea Council, during his trip to Turkey in November as part of his first trip outside Italy, November 7, 2025.
A woman walks past the Hagia Sophia, which was built by Romans as a place of worship, then converted to a church and later into a mosque by the Ottomans, in Iznik, Turkey, where Pope Leo is expected to visit for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Nicaea Council, during his trip to Turkey in November as part of his first trip outside Italy, November 7, 2025.
A man prayer at Hagia Sophia, which was built by Romans as a place of worship, then converted to a church and later into a mosque by the Ottomans, in Iznik, Turkey, where Pope Leo is expected to visit for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Nicaea Council, during his trip to Turkey in November as part of his first trip outside Italy, November 7, 2025.
A man Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia, which was built by Romans as a place of worship, then converted to a church and later into a mosque by the Ottomans, in Turkey's northwestern town of Iznik, where Pope Leo is expected to visit for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Nicaea Council, during his trip to Turkey in November as part of his first trip outside Italy, November 7, 2025.
A drone view shows remains of the sunken Byzantine Basilica of Saint Neophytos by the Lake Iznik, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit for the celebrations of the 1,700th anniversary of First Nicaea Council, during his trip to Turkey in November as part of his first trip outside Italy, in Iznik, Turkey, November 7, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV leaving Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV leaving Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV leaving Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV leaving Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV leaving Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV enters the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul to celebrates a Mass during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV enters the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul to celebrates a Mass during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV enters the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul to celebrates a Mass during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Faithfuls pray and take photos as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(l) Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(r) Faithfuls pray and take photos as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Faithfuls react as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (C) attends as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV shows a gift he received as celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(l) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (C) attends as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(r) Pope Leo XIV shows a gift he received as celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful during a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful during a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
Faithfuls pray as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(l) Faithfuls pray as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(r) Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful during a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, during his first apostolic journey, on November 29, 2025.
(l) Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(r) Pope Leo XIV (C) and Metropolitan of Chalcedon Bishop Emmanuel (L) attend a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during the pope's first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(l) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I attends a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(r) Pope Leo XIV attends a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(l) Pope Leo XIV attends a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(C) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I attends a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(R) Pope Leo XIV attends a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(l) Pope Leo XIV delivers an ecumenical blessing at the conclusion of a joint Christian prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
(C - r) Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace each other at the conclusion of a joint Christian prayer service, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I wave as they deliver an ecumenical blessing at the conclusion of a joint Christian prayer service, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2025.
