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June 29, 2016

U.S. bishops speak out against attack in Turkey

Paramedics help people outside Istanbul's Ataturk Airport following a June 28 suicide attack. The bombings killed over 40 and wounded more than 230 as Turkish officials blamed the carnage at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.

WASHINGTON – Following the June 28 terrorist attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport in Turkey, the president of the U.S. bishops' conference and Chicago's archbishop issued statements emphasizing the need to find comfort in faith and show support the suffering with prayer and generosity.

Published in International
June 29, 2016

Pope Francis prays for peace following Turkey terrorist attack

Paramedics help people outside Istanbul's Ataturk Airport following a June 28 suicide attack. The bombings killed dozens and wounded more than 200 as Turkish officials blamed the carnage at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis led pilgrims in praying for peace and for the victims of a terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in Turkey.

Published in International
December 1, 2014

Pope's welcome in Turkey as chilly as the weather

Pope Francis arrives for a Divine Liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul Nov. 30. The liturgy marked the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the ecumenical patriarchate.
VATICAN CITY - Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold during Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, outside of the Pope's official meetings, was hardly warmer.

Published in International
December 1, 2014

Pope urges Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic violence

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists on his flight to Rome after a three-day trip to Turkey Nov. 30.
Pope Francis called on political and religious leaders across the Muslim world to condemn violence done in the name of Islam.

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November 29, 2014

Pope prays in Istanbul mosque, rallies local Christians

Pope Francis prays with Istanbul's grand mufti Rahmi Yaran during a visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul Nov. 29.
ISTANBUL - A day after hearing Turkish leaders demand the West show more respect for Islam, Pope Francis prayed alongside a Muslim cleric inside Istanbul's most famous mosque.

Published in International
February 5, 2013

In Turkey, prayer, reflection after embassy attack, death of US tourist

Turkish police bomb experts inspect the site after an explosion at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara Feb. 1. The attack killed Turkish security guard Mustafa Akarsu as well as the sucide bomber, Ecevit Sanli, whom Turkish press say was the membe r of an ultra-leftist, anti-American terrorist group.

ISTANBUL - In the second row of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ayhan Mutlucu sat in silence after 11 a.m. Mass. She had the seen TV reports that U.S. tourist Sarai Sierra was dead, apparently murdered after disappearing two weeks earlier in a nearby area.

Published in International
January 16, 2013

Some Turks feel influx of Syrians hampers efforts to aid other refugees

Hafiz Karim and his wife, Muntaha, right, sit with one of their daughters in their Istanbul apartment Jan. 9. They fled from Iraq to Turkey after extremists threatened to kill them all if they didn't sell their Baghdad restaurant and move out of the nei ghborhood.

ISTANBUL - Hafiz Karim fled with his family to Turkey after extremists in Iraq threatened to kill them all if they didn't sell their Baghdad restaurant and move out of the neighborhood.

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