Ecumenical Patriarchate

Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Türkiye: Faith, Diplomacy, and the Legacy of Nicaea Council

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We have a visitor in town! Pope Leo XIV’s ongoing visit to Türkiye is being framed as a highly symbolic first foreign trip, aimed at interfaith dialogue, Christian unity, and signaling Türkiye’s role in regional peace, building on earlier papal visits to the country.aa+2​ Key facts about the current visit Pope Leo XIV is in … Read more

Urban transformation issues leads to the closure of Istanbul’s oldest bookstore…Istanbul news roundup…

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Oldest bookstore of Istanbul closes due to urban transformation issues The oldest bookstore in Istanbul?s Beyoğlu district, Librairie de Pera, has closed its doors due to the latest developments in urban transformation Court cancels execution of expropriation decision in Istanbul’s Fatih The Council of State has canceled the execution of an urgent expropriation decision for … Read more