Priest relieved as parishioners safe following Turkey earthquake but laments damage to iconic cathedral

A Catholic priest has expressed gratitude that parishioners are safe after their iconic cathedral sustained damages from a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s western city of Izmir on 30th October. The deadliest tremor to hit Turkey in nearly a decade killed at least 115 people, including two teenagers on the nearby Greek island of Samos. The magnitude 7 quake... Read More

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July 29, 2020

Some Christians see Turkey’s Hagia Sophia move as attempt to expand Islam

Catholics and other Christians are upset by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conversion of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a functioning mosque where Muslim Friday prayers were recited recently. Many observers see the controversial move as part of Erdogan’s bigger attempt to re-enact the Ottoman Empire expansionism in the Middle East by... Read More

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July 13, 2020

Pope ‘deeply pained’ over Turkey’s Hagia Sophia decision

Pope Francis has said he is “deeply pained” over the decision by Turkey to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. The sixth century building in Istanbul was originally constructed as a Christian cathedral. In a very brief, improvised remark, the pope, speaking from his studio window overlooking St Peter’s... Read More

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June 19, 2020

Turkish bishops won’t contest plan to turn ancient cathedral into a mosque

Catholic bishops in Turkey have pledged not to contest plans to turn Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia Cathedral that now serves as a museum into a Muslim place of worship. In announcing their decision, the bishops backed government claims that the monument’s future is a question of national sovereignty. “We are a Church deprived of juridical... Read More

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January 21, 2020

Pope hopes Berlin summit will lead to peace in Libya

Pope Francis said he hoped that an international summit in Berlin would be the first step toward peace in war-torn Libya. “I very much hope that this summit, which is so important, will be the start of a path toward an end to violence and a negotiated solution leading to peace and the much-desired stability... Read More

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January 8, 2020

Pope will celebrate Mass with bishops from 19 Mediterranean countries

Pope Francis will travel to the southern Italian seaport city of Bari in late February to close a meeting of bishops from countries bordering the Mediterranean, the Vatican confirmed. Publishing a list of the pope’s liturgies in January and February, the Vatican said he would celebrate Mass in Bari on 23rd February at the end... Read More

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October 29, 2019

Priest in warning: Essex tragedy won’t be the last

A Vietnamese Catholic priest has warned that the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in Essex may have been part of a larger group of more than 100 people travelling to Europe. The warning comes as experts revealed Vietnamese families are paying smugglers large sums of money to help transport relatives into Europe... Read More

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