Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity ...

Featuring prayer, the Hagia Sophia, Turkish nationalists, Hezbollah, the Basilica of Saint Neophytos, and Santa's naughty ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, ...

Pope Leo XIV makes historic first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, marking 1,700 years since Council of Nicaea while ...

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he aimed to bring a message of hope to ...

Turkey is one of the world’s most desirable travel destinations, a place that appears on almost every traveler’s bucket list.

Turkey is a country with an often uncomfortable and dark past with Christians Many expected the Pope to make his first visit ...

Excitement is building across Turkey’s Christian and wider faith communities ahead of Pope XIV’s historic visit this week.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon, amid Mideast tensions and the media ...

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake has struck western Turkey and nearby Greek islands. Tourists staying in the region reported feeling tremors throughout the night, with the ensuing panic causing multiple ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began nearly four ...

The pontiff's first visit abroad has prompted land-grab allegations, with some Turks also seeing it as a violation of the ...