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Pope Leo XIV and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople issued a joint call for peace Saturday, condemning violence and urging faithful to work for a better world.

As he continues to develop his own personal style in his new role as pope, Leo XIV Saturday paid a brief visit to Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque, where he had a brief tour but did not pray.

During a visit to Iznik on Friday, Pope Leo issued a call for Christian unity and fraternity in a world rife with war and condemned fundamentalist attitudes and the use of religion to justify...