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Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew sign document urging progress on Christian unity

Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew sign document urging progress on Christian unity

by News Feed Editor | Nov 29, 2025 | Religion

ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met at the patriarchal seat in the ancient Phanar quarter on Saturday (Nov. 29) to sign a joint declaration affirming their commitment to achieving communion between the two...
Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in a quiet step toward dialogue with Muslims

Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in a quiet step toward dialogue with Muslims

by News Feed Editor | Nov 29, 2025 | Religion

ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV removed his shoes and entered Istanbul’s Blue Mosque for a moment of silent reflection on Saturday (Nov. 29), accompanied by the head of Turkey’s powerful department for religious affairs, the Diyanet, in what observers called a...
He brought 19 guests to the Maha Kumbh. They share their spiritual experience in a new book.

He brought 19 guests to the Maha Kumbh. They share their spiritual experience in a new book.

by News Feed Editor | Nov 28, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — The Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025 — the Hindu festival marking a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the sun, occurring once every 144 years — drew an estimated 660 million pilgrims to Prayagraj, India, from around the world, making it among the largest...
Pope Leo bolsters tiny Christian flock in Turkey ahead of historic prayer at Nicaea

Pope Leo bolsters tiny Christian flock in Turkey ahead of historic prayer at Nicaea

by News Feed Editor | Nov 28, 2025 | Religion

ISTANBUL (RNS) — On his second day in Turkey, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the small Christian community in the country ahead of his symbolic prayer gathering at Nicaea, where bishops convened 1,700 years ago to lay down the foundations of their shared Christian faith....
At Nicaea, Pope Leo calls Christians to rise to unity as ancient basilica resurfaces

At Nicaea, Pope Leo calls Christians to rise to unity as ancient basilica resurfaces

by News Feed Editor | Nov 28, 2025 | Religion

ISTANBUL (RNS) — The Ancient Basilica of Neophytos lay buried beneath the surface of Lake İznik, in Turkey, for more than 1,200 years. Drought and climate change have caused its stone outline to re-emerge from the waters over the past decade, in time for a special...

Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end

by News Feed Editor | Nov 28, 2025 | Religion

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest exchange as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is...
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