Pope Francis waves as he boards a plane for Rome at the Istanbul Ataturk airport on Sunday, November 30, concluding his three day visit the the predominantly Muslim country.
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Pope Francis waves as he boards a plane for Rome at the Istanbul Ataturk airport on Sunday, November 30, concluding his three day visit the the predominantly Muslim country.
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Pope Francis meets with refugee children in Istanbul on November 30.
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Pope Francis meets with refugee children in Istanbul on November 30.
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Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I hug each other after a holy liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on November 30.
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Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I hug each other after a holy liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on November 30.
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I kisses the Pope during an ecumenical prayer at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on Saturday, November 29.
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I kisses the Pope during an ecumenical prayer at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on Saturday, November 29.
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Pope Francis and Istanbul's Grand Mufti Rahmi Yaran visit the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis and Istanbul's Grand Mufti Rahmi Yaran visit the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis visits the <a target="_blank" target="_blank">Hagia Sophia Museum</a> in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis visits the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis kisses the altar as he arrives to celebrate a Mass inside the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis kisses the altar as he arrives to celebrate a Mass inside the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis releases a dove at Istanbul's Holy Spirit Cathedral on November 29.
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Pope Francis releases a dove at Istanbul's Holy Spirit Cathedral on November 29.
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Pope Francis arrives to attend an ecumenical prayer with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis arrives to attend an ecumenical prayer with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on November 29.
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Pope Francis is welcomed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Istanbul Ataturk airport on November 29.
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Pope Francis is welcomed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Istanbul Ataturk airport on November 29.
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Pope Francis leaves the Ataturk Mausoleum after laying a wreath at the grave site of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish republic, in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, November 28.
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Pope Francis leaves the Ataturk Mausoleum after laying a wreath at the grave site of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish republic, in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, November 28.
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The Pope pauses after laying a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 28.
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The Pope pauses after laying a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 28.
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Pope Francis follows Turkish soldiers carrying a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 28.
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Pope Francis follows Turkish soldiers carrying a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 28.
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The Pope, surrounded by security and officials, walks the grounds of the mausoleum November 28.
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The Pope, surrounded by security and officials, walks the grounds of the mausoleum November 28.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Pope Francis at the presidential palace in Ankara on November 28.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Pope Francis at the presidential palace in Ankara on November 28.
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The Pope holds a press conference aboard his flight to Ankara on November 28.
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The Pope holds a press conference aboard his flight to Ankara on November 28.
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