Pope Leo XIV led a prayer meeting for Catholics in Turkey on Friday, highlighting Turkey’s status as a “holy land” critical to early Christianity and urging the extremely small population of Catholics in the country to keep the flame of faith alive.
The pope appeared close to tears during several segments of the service, particularly the sung and chanted parts.
Turkey is a 99.8-percent Muslim country, the result of the widespread extermination of Christian populations in various genocides in the 20th century. Estimates indicate that the country of nearly 90 million people is home to 33,000 Catholics. The government of Islamist President Recep…
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