Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV held a mass with 150,000 people on the Beirut waterfront, urging peace in Lebanon and the Middle East. Earlier, he prayed at the Port of Beirut, the site of the 2020 explosion, and met families of the victims. Speaking…

Pope Leo XIV visited İznik in Türkiye for his first international trip, marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The Pope held a praying service at the historic basilica, the site of the original 325 council convened…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally welcomed Pope Leo XIV at the Presidential Complex in Ankara during the pontiff’s visit to Türkiye. A cavalry escort led the Pope to the entrance, where the two leaders met before…

Intensive preparations are underway at Istanbul’s Volkswagen Arena, where Pope Leo XIV will hold a public mass during his visit to Türkiye. The venue has been surrounded by iron barriers, and nearby schools have suspended activities due to…

Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara on his first international trip since being elected in May. Traveling from Rome on a private A320neo, the pontiff arrived at Esenboğa Airport at 12:22 p.m. at the official invitation of President Recep…

Pope Leo XIV officially assumed office with a mass in St. Peter's Square, attended by around 150,000 people and global leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Vice President James David Vance. In his…

Pope Leo XIV, newly elected as the 267th head of the Catholic Church, delivered his first Sunday prayer in St. Peter's Square, urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a lasting peace in Ukraine. “Never again…