The Latest: Pope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque and holds Mass in Istanbul
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Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians leave after a doxology service at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Pope Leo XIV visits the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)Pope Leo XIV visits the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)Pope Leo XIV, center, walks with Muezzin Musa Asgn Tunca, third from left, Istanbul's Mufti Emrullah Tuncel, fourth from left, the Imam of Mosque Sultanahmet Fatih Kaya, sixth from left, and Turkish Minister for Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, seventh from left, during a visit of the Mosque in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)Pope Leo XIV visits the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians leave after a doxology service at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)