Top Stories

DOT Vincentians share talents, insight at SVDP national assembly ‘Mercy cannot wait’Parishes plan Thanksgiving dinners Message of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the tenth World Day of the Poor Formation day offers Hispanic young adults time to reflect on their calling CCHD collection aims to help people break out of poverty The measure of a faithful Christian Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Chiclayo an emotional reunion with his ‘beloved’ diocese Why does the Church allow pieces of a saint’s body to be distributed for relics?Mass removed from NJ cardinal’s kidney is benign; ‘no further treatment is needed’

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with members of Turkey’s Catholic communities at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul Nov. 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) (Lola Gomez)

Home > News > CHURCH > Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ – building bridges

Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ – building bridges

November 30, 2025January 21, 2026

By CINDY WOODENOsv News ISTANBUL – With their different rites, cultures, languages and races, Catholics find a unity around the altar that "is a gift from God. As such, it is strong and invincible, because it is the work of his grace," Pope Leo XIV said.Celebrating Mass Nov. 29 in Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena, Pope Leo…...

Please enter your email to unlock this content.