{"id":3687,"date":"2025-11-28T13:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:02:54","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-begins-turkiye-visit-with-prayers-and-unity-message-religion-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3687","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV begins Turkiye visit with prayers and unity message | Religion News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Shouts of \u201cPapa Leo\u201d and \u201cViva il Papa\u201d (Long live the pope ) have reverberated throughout Istanbul\u2019s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by enthusiastic cheering and applause, as Pope Leo XIV arrived to commence his first trip in Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>The pope led a prayer service with Turkish Catholic clergy and religious sisters before turning to the primary purpose of his visit\u2014the first of his pontificate. He will mark the 1,700th anniversary of a pivotal moment in Christianity: the 325 AD Council of Nicaea, where bishops formulated the Nicene Creed, a declaration of faith still recited by millions of Christians worldwide. The creed professes belief in one God, acknowledges Jesus as the human son of God, and the Holy Spirit as an equal person in the Trinity.<\/p>\n<p>This historic council occurred when Eastern and Western churches remained unified, long before the Great Schism of 1054 divided them primarily over papal authority. Nevertheless, the Nicene Creed continues to be embraced by Catholic, Orthodox and most traditional Protestant denominations, serving as a rare point of consensus and the most universally accepted creed in Christendom.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, celebrating its origins represents a significant milestone in the centuries-long effort to reunify Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the congregation at the cathedral, Leo emphasised that the creed was not merely a doctrinal statement but the \u201cessential core of the Christian faith\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, its development is organic, akin to that of a living reality, gradually bringing to light and expressing more fully the essential heart of the faith,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Leo arrived in Turkiye on Thursday, promoting a message of peace during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will carry this same message to Lebanon on Sunday during the second and final leg of his journey as history\u2019s first American pope.<\/p>\n<p>At Tuesday\u2019s cathedral service, Leo encouraged Turkiye\u2019s small Catholic community of about 33,000 people in a predominantly Sunni Muslim nation of 85 million. He particularly praised the church\u2019s outreach to migrants and newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe logic of littleness is the church\u2019s true strength,\u201d Leo told them in English. \u201cThe significant presence of migrants and refugees in this country presents the church with the challenge of welcoming and serving some of the most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His message resonated strongly with the diverse crowd gathered outside, which reflected the multinational character of Turkiye\u2019s Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all my heart I am so happy,\u201d said Debora Martina Da Silva, a political science student from Guinea-Bissau.<\/p>\n<p>Mateusz Zajdecki, a 21-year-old from Szczecin, Poland, acknowledged the ecumenical importance of Leo\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is important for Turkiye to be united at one table, eucharistic table, and to pray together to one Father who is in heaven,\u201d Zajdecki said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published On 28 Nov 202528 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Shouts of \u201cPapa Leo\u201d and \u201cViva il Papa\u201d (Long live the pope ) have reverberated throughout Istanbul\u2019s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by enthusiastic cheering and applause, as Pope Leo XIV arrived to commence his first trip in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}