32 h. ago Pope Leo surprises Vatican officials during historic visit to Istanbul's Muslim Blue Mosque

Pope Leo declined to pray inside the world-famous religious site, despite his aides believing he had done so, but did take off his shoes in a sign of respect inside the Muslim place of worship

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38 h. ago Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

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38 h. ago Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque on the second day of his trip to Turkey

Pope Leo XIV has started the second day of his trip to Turkey with a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

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7 d. ago Blessed beats! Pope Leo blesses crowds during a rave held to mark an Archbishop's 75th birthday

Pope Leo surprised ravers by given a blessing to the crowd midway through a rave held to mark Archbishop Bernard Bober's 75th birthday.

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3 w. ago Powerful Afghan earthquake leaves at least 20 dead and hundreds injured

Northern provinces of Balkh and Samangan worst hit by magnitude 6.3 quake, which also damaged Mazar-i-Sharif’s Blue MosqueA powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, 25 critically, a disaster management official said. Health officials said the numbers could rise.The US Geological Survey said the quake’s epicentre was located 22km (14 miles) south-west of the town of Khulm, and that it struck at 12.59am at a depth of 28km (17 miles). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 20 killed and scores injured after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan

Earthquake damages iconic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city

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3 w. ago At least 15 killed and scores injured after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan

Earthquake damages iconic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city

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