Turkey, Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo Begins First Overseas Trip in Turkey
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The foreign visits of the last three popes illustrate how the Catholic church's diplomatic priorities have evolved in recent decades, moving increasingly away from Europe.
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I are convening in Nicaea, Turkey for a joint celebration for the unity of Christianity.
Seventeen centuries after the Council of Nicaea crafted the creed that defined Christianity, Pope Leo XIV returned to the ancient site with an appeal to "overcome the scandal of the divisions" that fracture Christians.
A letter from Bishop Steven Raica says Father Robert Sullivan is no longer a cleric of the Catholic Church and will no longer exercise ordained ministry.