At 8:30 this morning, the Holy Father, Pope Francis left the Apostolic Nunciature in Ankara and travelled by car to the Esemboğa international airport and left aboard the Alitalia A320 that was waiting to take him to Istanbul. At the Atatürk airport, where he arrived at 9:30am, he was welcomed by the Ecumenical Patriarch, His Holiness, Bartholomew I and by the Governor of Istanbul.
The Pope then travelled by car to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque), where he was welcomed upon his arrival by the Grand Mufti and by an Imam. At the conclusion of his visit to the Mosque, the Holy Father paused for a moment of silent adoration.
Pope Francis then went to the Museum of Saint Sophia, where he was welcomed by the Director at the Imperial Door. At the conclusion of his visit to the old Basilica dedicated to Divine Wisdom, the Holy Father wrote the following dedication in the Museum's book of honour: Αγία Σοφία του Θεού and Quam dilecta tabernacula tua Domine (Psalmus 83).
Concluding his visit to the Museum of Santa Sophia, the Pope then travelled by car to the Pontifical Representation in Istanbul. In the gardens outside the Representation, he was welcomed by fifty representatives of the Latin Christian community: Armenians, Syrians and Chaldeans, accompanied by their respective Ordinaries. The President of the Turkish Episcopal Conference, His Excellency, Ruggero Franceschini, OFM Cap. addressed a few words of welcome to the Holy Father.
The Pope then travelled by car to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque), where he was welcomed upon his arrival by the Grand Mufti and by an Imam. At the conclusion of his visit to the Mosque, the Holy Father paused for a moment of silent adoration.
Pope Francis then went to the Museum of Saint Sophia, where he was welcomed by the Director at the Imperial Door. At the conclusion of his visit to the old Basilica dedicated to Divine Wisdom, the Holy Father wrote the following dedication in the Museum's book of honour: Αγία Σοφία του Θεού and Quam dilecta tabernacula tua Domine (Psalmus 83).
Concluding his visit to the Museum of Santa Sophia, the Pope then travelled by car to the Pontifical Representation in Istanbul. In the gardens outside the Representation, he was welcomed by fifty representatives of the Latin Christian community: Armenians, Syrians and Chaldeans, accompanied by their respective Ordinaries. The President of the Turkish Episcopal Conference, His Excellency, Ruggero Franceschini, OFM Cap. addressed a few words of welcome to the Holy Father.
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