RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE” HANDOUT, —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—

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ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (NOV. 29, 2025) (ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE - RESTRICTED)

1. POPE LEO XIV AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE WALKING (TWO SHOTS)

2. POPE LEO XIV AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW SIGNING JOINT STATEMENT (TWO SHOTS)

3. POPE LEO XIV AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW POSING WITH JOINT STATEMENTS

4. POPE LEO XIV AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW ACCEPTING GIFTS (TWO SHOTS)

5. POPE LEO XIV AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW CHATTING WITH COMMUNITY

6. POPE LEO XIV AND PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW POSING FOR PHOTOS (TWO SHOTS) ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - NOV. 29 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE” HANDOUT, - EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed a joint statement on Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. George Church in Istanbul, reaffirming their shared commitment to Christian unity.

The signing took place during the "Thanksgiving Prayer" event held at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, where both leaders addressed attendees and emphasized the importance of dialogue and cooperation among Christian communities.