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Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople sign a joint declaration at the Palace of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I ‘deeply alarmed’ by global tensions

Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by the current international situation,” issuing a joint appeal for peace. The appeal took place during the pope’s first international trip, a journey that has taken him to Turkey and will continue on to Lebanon.

The flights for Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.

Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey

Nov 29, 2025

Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, according to the BBC.

Seminarians at St. Paul’s Major Seminary on the Indonesian island of Flores.

How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world

Nov 29, 2025

Flores hosts several seminaries, most clustered around Maumere on the island’s northern coast.

Ireland West Airport in Knock, Ireland.

How Knock Shrine led a priest to build a successful airport

Nov 29, 2025

Monsignor James Horan’s ambitious airport project is still transforming the west of Ireland 40 years later.

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV visits emblematic Turkish mosque in sign of fraternity with Muslims

Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV started his third day in Turkey on Saturday with a visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.

Pope Leo XIV addresses bishops, priests, religious, pastoral workers, and laypeople at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.

Immigrants, converts, and students reflect on Pope Leo’s visit to Istanbul cathedral

Nov 28, 2025

Parishioners of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul welcomed Pope Leo XIV today with profound emotion and vibrant hope.

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican.

Council of Nicaea: 1,700 years of Christian unity amid division

Nov 28, 2025

The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Protestants.

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at an ecumenical event marking the 1,700th anniversary of Nicene Creed, in Iznik, Turkey, on November 28th, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV marks Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions

Nov 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea on Thursday in the Turkish city historically known as the birthplace of the Nicene Creed, calling Christians to overcome “the scandal of divisions” and to renew their commitment to unity.

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Co-founder Bob Hogan (left) and CEO and co-founder Daniel Cruz (right) are launching a pro-life health insurance plan that is in line with Catholic morality.

Pro-life, Christian health insurance company launches in Texas  

Nov 28, 2025

Daniel Cruz and Bob Hogan founded the FortressPlan by Presidio Healthcare because they wanted a pro-life, Christian alternative.

Members of Iglesia ni Cristo take part in a protest against corruption on Nov. 16, 2025 in Manila, Philippines. A powerful Philippine megachurch, Iglesia ni Cristo, mobilized over half a million members to join growing protests over alleged corruption in multibillion-peso flood control projects. Catholic leaders in the Philippines have also mobilized Catholics to participate in similar marches.

Filipino archbishop asks Catholics to attend protests against government corruption

Nov 28, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV visits a care home for the elderly run by a community of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.

Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Little Sisters of the Poor

Nov 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday, telling the community that Christian charity begins not with doing, but with being, i.e., living a real communion with those one serves.

Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic clergy, religious brothers and sisters, and lay pastoral workers to see the Catholic community’s small size as a strength during an encounter at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Nov 28, 2025

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.

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