{"id":2515270,"date":"2025-11-27T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-speaks-in-turkey-ahead-of-ecumenical-meeting-with-orthodox-patriarch\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:22:41","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-speaks-in-turkey-ahead-of-ecumenical-meeting-with-orthodox-patriarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-speaks-in-turkey-ahead-of-ecumenical-meeting-with-orthodox-patriarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV speaks in Turkey ahead of ecumenical meeting with Orthodox patriarch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-leo-xiv-speaks-in-turkey-ahead-of-ecumenical-meeting-with-orthodox-patriarch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pope Leo XIV received a warm welcome during his first-ever apostolic trip to turkey. Upon arrival in Istanbul, he traveled to Ankara to visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, and met with president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.During his speech to turkish authorities and diplomats, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views\/\" title=\"... Francis criticizes US Catholics for &#039;backward&#039; beliefs.\">pope emphasized<\/a> the positive role of Christian minorities in Turkish society and called for compassion and solidarity as foundations for national advancement, respecting the dignity and freedom of all people. Pope Leo XIV is set to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Iznik, where they will pray together and are expected to sign a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brexit-trade-deal-published-as-uk-calls-for-end-to-ugly-divisions\/\" title=\"Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to \u2018ugly\u2019 divisions\">joint declaration<\/a> promoting Christian unity. The pontiff&#8217;s six-day journey will also include a visit to Lebanon. Additionally,he sent Thanksgiving greetings to Americans aboard the papal plane en route to Istanbul.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pope Leo XIV speaks in Turkey ahead of ecumenical meeting with Orthodox patriarch<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2386079\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a> received a warm welcome from the Turks on Thursday as he undertakes his first-ever apostolic journey.<\/p>\n<p>The pontiff touched down in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/istanbul\/\">Istanbul<\/a> on Thursday and was immediately transported to Ankara, where he visited the mausoleum of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He then held a meeting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/recep-tayyip-erdogan\/\">President Recep Tayyip Erdogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901150\/colombian-president-claims-trumps-venezuela-fight-about-oil-instead-of-drugs\/\">Colombian president claims Trump&#8217;s Venezuela fight is &#8216;about oil&#8217; instead of drugs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901113\/france-new-military-service-program-address-russian-threat-europe\/\">France announces new military service program to address Russian threat to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900921\/south-africa-president-ramaphosa-accuses-trump-misinformation-and-distortion\/\">Ramaphosa accuses Trump of making &lsquo;punitive&rsquo; decisions on &lsquo;misinformation&rsquo; and &lsquo;distortions&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I believe the messages to be delivered from T&uuml;rkiye will reach the Turkish-Islamic world and the Christian world, and will strengthen hope for peace around the globe,&rdquo; Erdogan said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-dropping-most-jan-6-obstruction-charges-in-pending-cases-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOJ dropping most Jan. 6 obstruction charges in pending cases ... Washington Examiner\">pope&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s visit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV, right, and Turkey&rsquo;s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan review an honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-gives-update-on-covid-19-infection\/\" title=\"Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives update on COVID...19 infection\">presidential palace<\/a>, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, during the first of his six-day trip to Turkey and Lebanon. (Yavuz Ozden\/Dia Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV gave a speech to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turkey\/\">Turkish authorities<\/a> and members of the nation&rsquo;s diplomatic corps later in the day, where he assured the Muslim-majority nation that Christian minorities &ldquo;desire to contribute positively to the unity of your country.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are, and feel part of, Turkish identity&rdquo; the pontiff emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Invoking Turkey&rsquo;s deeply religious culture and history of intermingled religious populations, the pope urged politicians to abandon &ldquo;the mentality of &lsquo;might is right,&rsquo; and dare to ask that compassion and solidarity be considered as the authentic criteria for development.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;For this reason, in a society like the one here in T&uuml;rkiye, where religion plays a visible role, it is essential to honor the dignity and freedom of all God&rsquo;s children, both men and women, fellow nationals and foreigners, poor and rich.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo will be meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the first among equals of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3857706\/russias-not-so-secret-orthodox-weapon\/\">Orthodox<\/a> Communion.<\/p>\n<p>They will pray together in Iznik, the site of the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. &mdash; the first Christian conference called to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >authoritatively define religious doctrine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two Christian leaders are also expected to sign a joint declaration as a pubic display of Christian ecumenicalism. <\/p>\n<p>The pontiff will also be visiting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\">Lebanon<\/a> on this trip, which is his first apostolic journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3869300\/assyrian-leader-mar-awa-iii-gifts-pope-leo-jersey-wrong-chicago-baseball-team\/\">ASSYRIAN LEADER MAR AWA III GIFTS POPE LEO JERSEY FOR WRONG CHICAGO BASEBALL TEAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he meets with authorities, members of the civil society and diplomats in the Presidential Palace&rsquo;s national library, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (Yavuz Ozden\/Dia Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aboard the papal plane en route to Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV offered a special <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thanksgiving\/\">holiday<\/a> greeting to his fellow yankees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the Americans here: Happy Thanksgiving!&rdquo; the pope said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV welcomed in Turkey before Orthodox meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2515271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25331494771015.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67822,39437,67823,54854,7623],"class_list":["post-2515270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ecumenical-meeting","tag-interfaith-dialogue","tag-orthodox-patriarch","tag-pope-leo-xiv","tag-turkey"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25331494771015.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515270"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515274,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515270\/revisions\/2515274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}