
Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew—Is Their “Unity of Faith” Possible?
Unity by the lowest common denominator is not something the Bride of Christ wishes for and must thus be carefully avoided.

Unity by the lowest common denominator is not something the Bride of Christ wishes for and must thus be carefully avoided.

A recent incident adds to Ankara’s growing concern that fighting linked to the war in Ukraine could spill further into the Black Sea region.

The future of a sanctioned vessel—which risks fuel leaks after a UAV attack in the Black Sea—could soon be resolved.

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

Zelensky welcomed Erdoğan’s idea of a targeted truce, signalling Kyiv’s readiness to cooperate on negotiations.

Smartwings and its holding company Czech Airlines operate 47 aircraft serving 80 destinations across 20 countries, which will now fall under Pegasus’ ownership.

Meanwhile, the Christian population has fallen from roughly 20% in 1915 to less than 0.3% today as a result of violence and state policies aimed at creating a homogenous Sunni Turkish-Muslim nation.

Ankara signalled it would help staff a new “reassurance force” being drafted by France and the UK to stabilise Ukraine once the fighting stops.

Accompanied by more than 80 journalists, Pope Leo XIV starts his journey in Ankara, meeting officials, civil society representatives, and diplomats.

Putin told the Turkish president that the U.S. proposal could “in principle serve as a basis for a final peace settlement.”