Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
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All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped
A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.
Visiting Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo Echoed Francis’s Message, Not His Style
Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from Francis.
Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago.
Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least.
Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach.
In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide
In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups.
Pope Departs on First Foreign Trip
Leo XIV arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for the opening leg of a trip that will also take in Lebanon.
Pope Leo Lands in Turkey, Planning to Meet Erdogan With a Message of Outreach
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon.
Heading to the Mideast, Pope Leo May Show ‘Who He Really Is’
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.
Pope Leo to Visit Turkey and Lebanon
On his last day in Turkey, Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque where, unlike his two most recent predecessors, he did not visibly pray. The pope heads to Lebanon on Sunday.