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In Turkey, Pope seeks to soothe an ancient Christian divide
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Pope Leo XIV (left) with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople participating in a prayer service in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov 28.
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Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich
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ISTANBUL – It has been 971 years since the great rift that led to centuries of rivalry between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Recent decades have seen a warming of ties between the two denominations, a rapprochement that Pope Leo XIV is seeking to build on during his four-day visit to Turkey, which began on Nov 27
