Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Ayhan Altun/Getty Images With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural ...

Pope Leo XIV visited a historic mosque in Turkey during his first foreign trip — and although he customarily took off his shoes, the pontiff declined to join in prayer, according to reports. The ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey and stressed the need for Christian unity in meetings and liturgies with the country's Christian leaders ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) – Pope Leo’s quiet stop at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque underscored the fragile, necessary work of Muslim-Christian dialogue in Turkey, observers said. ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope ...

With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...