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How Angelo Roncalli (the future Pope St. John XXIII) helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations

Souhail Lawand, Catholic News Agency

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk his first stop immediately recalls the legacy of his predecessor, St. John XXIII, who became a cultural and spiritual bridge between East and West, very much like Istanbul (formerly called Constantinople), the city he arrived in 90 years ago.
 

 

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