International

Pope Francis set for Turkey visit

Darpan News Desk IANS, 28 Nov, 2014 12:29 PM

Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in Turkey to help inter-faith dialogue in the country.

At the start of the three-day tour he is set to meet newly-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, BBC reported Friday.

He also plans to visit Istanbul for a meeting with the head of the Orthodox Christian church.

It will be only the fourth time in history that a pope will visit Turkey.

During his trip, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Istanbul's Sultan Ahmed mosque, the 17th century place of worship popularly known as the Blue Mosque.

He is also due to sign a joint declaration with Patriarch Bartholomew I, the leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, on trying to bridge the divides between Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.

Prev Next

MORE International ARTICLES

Ukraine crisis amplifies need for defense cooperation: NATO

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday said that the Ukraine crisis has amplified the need to strengthen cooperation between NATO, the European Union and other partners.

Ukraine crisis amplifies need for defense cooperation: NATO

Miss America Nina Davuluri to join White House Easter Egg Roll

Nina Davuluri, the first Indian American and second Asian American to be chosen as Miss America, will be one of the readers on Storytime Stage at this year's White House Easter Egg Roll.

Miss America Nina Davuluri to join White House Easter Egg Roll

Afghan Drawdown: New conflict or back-door occupation?

When, in mid-1945, the allied armies advancing across Western Europe were ordered to halt to enable the marauding Soviet forces perform the final denouement of the Second World War by capturing Berlin, it sowed the seeds of the Cold War that lasted almost half-a-century and whose present-day ramifications are there for all to see.

Afghan Drawdown: New conflict or back-door occupation?

Abdullah Abdullah leads in Afghan presidential election

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah was leading in the partial results, the country's Independent Election Commission (IEC) chairman announced Sunday.

Abdullah Abdullah leads in Afghan presidential election

Search for missing Malaysian plane remains fruitless

A dozen aircraft and 14 ships Sunday continued the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane but the efforts remained fruitless even on the 37th day of MH370 going off the radar on a Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight.

Search for missing Malaysian plane remains fruitless

Now Preet Bharara takes on New York governor

New York's Indian-American prosecutor Preet Bharara, who is known in India for his dogged prosecution of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, has now taken on the state's Governor Andrew M. Cuomo over his decision to shutter an anti-corruption commission as part of a deal with legislators for an ethics package.