Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul's Greek Orthodox seminary

Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox ...
CBS News

Turkey's president reconverts Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declares it open to worship

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally reconverted Istanbul's sixth-century iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open to Muslim worship, hours after a high court ...
National Catholic Register

After Hagia Sophia, Turkey Turns Second Historic Istanbul Church into Mosque

Turkish President Erdoğan ordered Aug. 21 that Chora Church, a much-visited site in the Fatih district of Istanbul, be turned into a mosque and opened for Muslim worship. Interior and ancient mosaic ...
WJHL-TV

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers

ISTANBUL (AP) — Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia ...
Yahoo

Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque

A Womacks takes photos of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Friday, July 10 ...