Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians

Nov 29, 2025, 8:43 PM | Updated: Aug 19, 2026, 9:40 pm

Pope Leo XIV arrives with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians to celebrate a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

BY NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREW WILKS AND SUZAN FRASER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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