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Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec.... Read more

The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ, took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, located in the present-day Turkish province of Karaman.

1,300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey

Oct 16, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Archaeologists have discovered in southern Turkey five small 1,300-year-old round loaves, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ. Read more

A symposium was held Oct. 11-12 , 2024, on the occasion of 200th anniversary of Blessed Anne-Catherine Emmerich’s death and the 20th anniversary of her beatification in Izmir, Turkey.

Symposium in Turkey held for the bicentenary of Blessed Anne-Catherine Emmerich’s death

Oct 15, 2024

By Nathalie Ritzmann

Dozens gathered from across the world to mark the 200th anniversary of Blessed Anne-Catherine Emmerich’s death and the 20th anniversary... Read more