Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Leads A Holy Mass at Beirut's Waterfront - Lebanon

Patriarch John X Yazigi, primate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East (3rd from R) attends Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Holy Mass’ at Beirut Waterfront, in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, on the last day of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanon: Pope Leo XIV Holds Meeting with Thousands of Youth in Bkerké

Pope Leo XIV visited the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké, Lebanon, on Monday, December 1, for a meeting with thousands of young people.

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with Bartholomew I - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV accompanied by Bartholomew I patriarch of Constantinople leaves the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Italy, Rome, Vatican, 26-07-2025 Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Eminence Antoni, Metropolitan of Volokolams, Head of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate in Vatican, Italy on July 26 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press/IPA/ABCAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Italy, Rome, Vatican, 26-07-2025 Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Eminence Antoni, Metropolitan of Volokolams, Head of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate in Vatican, Italy on July 26 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press/IPA/ABCAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives His Eminence Antoni - Vatican

Italy, Rome, Vatican, 26-07-2025 Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience His Eminence Antoni, Metropolitan of Volokolams, Head of External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate in Vatican, Italy on July 26 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press/IPA/ABCAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during an audience, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in Vatican, on June 28, 2025. Photo by by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during an audience, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in Vatican, on June 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during an audience, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in Vatican, on June 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during an audience, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in Vatican, on June 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receiving The Delegation Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Costantinople - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during an audience, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in Vatican, on June 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God.

25.04.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

Easter Mass Held At Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate - Istanbul

The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul held a traditional Easter mass on Sunday at the Church of St. George to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

01.04.2025. Tallinn. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located directly opposite Toompea Castle. The congregation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate operates in the church. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees