Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day visit to Turkey.

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's Christian leaders, where he again emphasized the need for Christians to be united.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he hoped to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East.

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Pope Leo XIV was set to wrap up his visit to Lebanon on Tuesday with a visit to a hospital and later the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon's dysfunction and scars.

Pope Leo shared his hope for peace in the Middle East during his speech in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square on Monday (December 1).