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Pope Leo denounces use of religion to justify war in show of unity in Turkey
28 Nov 2025 19:29 GMT
… hymns in English, French, Greek, Latin and Turkish.
The … Lebanon.
Some nationalists and Islamist groups in Turkey have opposed … establish a “Vatican-like Greek Orthodox state” according to … that people of different religions should respect each other’ …
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The Cousin of Muhammad Who Defied Islam and Converted to Christianity
28 Nov 2025 19:26 GMT
… 615 AD. Credit: Greek Reporter archive
History often … by leaving Islam for Christianity.
Many early Muslims faced hardship, … in the Gospel, Ubayd Allah’s thinking shifted dramatically. … different faiths even when religious fundamentalism and conflict often …
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Journeys of Faith: How Greece Is Tapping into the Rise of Religious Tourism
28 Nov 2025 15:55 GMT
… a feature of the ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian civilizations. … of monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam, pilgrimages to religious sites … mountainous northwest Epirus province.
In Greece, religious tourism has been experiencing increased …
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Ask Yourself: Can Someone Be ‘Proudly Islamophobic’ WITHOUT Harboring Any Hatred?
28 Nov 2025 15:03 GMT
… given situation. Taken from the Greek word phobos, it can … (to Moslems) that Islam is the “religion of peace” comes from … read that, consider the following:
Allah’s messenger said, “The … of the Quran, and are the basis for Islamic law, religious practice, and …
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Pope Leo breaks with 50-year tradition after historic 1,500-year-old church converted into Mosque
28 Nov 2025 12:43 GMT
… with the Muslim world after his controversial remarks about Islam.
The most … a mosque could prove "somewhat complicated" from an inter-religious … "Holy Wisdom" in Greek, and the structure represents far …
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Muslim-Majority Turkey Not ‘Hostile’ to Christians, Orthodox Leader Says
28 Nov 2025 12:12 GMT
… Bartholomew said living in a Muslim country had its advantages. … , irrespective of race and religion,” he said.
Turkey has … Greek Orthodox leave in the early 20th century.
Under Islamist … architectural facilities, into a mosque.
The conversion process involved …
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Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey in his first foreign trip highlighting religious and political ties
27 Nov 2025 10:10 GMT
… than 85 million predominantly Sunni Muslims, has cast itself as … the reopening of a Greek Orthodox religious seminary that has … n Tunca, a Blue Mosque imam who will be receiving the … advance Christian-Muslim ties and dispel popular prejudices about Islam.
“ …
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Opinion | Why Has Iran’s Islamic Regime Resurrected A Zoroastrian Emperor?
27 Nov 2025 09:43 GMT
… refusal of Muslim hardliners to concede that any pre-Islamic occurrence, personage … only made Zoroastrianism the state religion, he oversaw the development of … an exonym given by the Greeks and used in western accounts …
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Greek MEP Calls for Protection of Christians in Middle East, Africa
27 Nov 2025 04:39 GMT
… Wednesday’s plenary session, the Greek MEP, a member of … members of other ethnic and religious minorities such as Alawites … Africa by Boko Haram and Islamic State affiliates.
Farantouris called … dignity” of every ethnic and religious community. He added that …
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9 Historic Religious Sites Pope Leo XIV Will Visit in Turkey, Lebanon
26 Nov 2025 23:29 GMT
… Church as well as with Islam.
From Nov. 27 — Dec. … visited the mosque in 2006 and Pope Francis visited the religious site … 1453. It was named after Greek Christian St. Gregory the … Lebanon.
Thousands of Christian and Muslim pilgrims come annually to pray …