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Concerns for Turkey’s Christian minority after Sunday attack claimed by ISIS

January 29, 2024

ROME – In the wake of a shooting at a Catholic church in an Istanbul neighbourhood that left one person dead, fear is once again on the rise among Turkey’s embattled Christian minority. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. The violence on Sunday, 27 January, occurred at the Church of St. Mary in the

Gazing down on Galata – On Pilgrimage with Adam Dant

April 01, 2021

Adam Dant on travelling in style to the Queen of cities

Watch groups: Christians in Turkey face suppression, exploitation

December 09, 2020

Christians account for roughly 160,000 citizens, or roughly 0.2% of the total population in Turkey. (Image: Hagia Sophia, which was inaugurated as a mosque July 24. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.)

Turkish court ruling paves way for Hagia Sophia to be turned into mosque

July 10, 2020

A Turkish court has paved the way for the former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to be turned back into a mosque.

Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians ‘a welcome scapegoat’

June 26, 2020

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs a distraction from his failures, and Christians can provide just that.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/18

February 07, 2018

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Rome bans protests as Pope meets Turkish president Erdogan

February 05, 2018

The two leaders spoke about Jerusalem and the situation for Catholics in Turkey

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/18

January 18, 2018

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

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