But during his visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Pope Leo appeared to decline to participate in prayer. The American pontiff removed his shoes and toured the mosque, considered Allah’s house, but, ...

Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey's capital; he spent about 20 minutes inside but did not appear to pause for prayer as Pope Benedict XVI ...

After spending three days in Turkey, the pope arrived in Lebanon on Sunday for the second leg of his first trip abroad since ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties ...