A Turkish gendarme boat secure the area next to police officers before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend an ecumenical prayer service near the sunken Byzantine Basilica of Saint Neophytos by Lake Iznik, on November 28, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is on a four-day visit to Turkey. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St Esprit cathedral) for, in Istanbul on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)TOPSHOT – Pope Leo XIV visits the Little Sisters of the Poor in a Home for the elderly, in Istanbul on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)Pope Leo XIV poses with nuns during a visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor in a Home for the elderly, in Istanbul on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)