{"id":70459,"date":"2026-01-05T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=70459"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:25:51","slug":"report-details-persecution-of-turkish-christians-ahead-of-pope-leo-xivs-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/report-details-persecution-of-turkish-christians-ahead-of-pope-leo-xivs-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapport beschrijft vervolging van Turkse christenen in aanloop naar bezoek van paus Leo XIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024. \/ Credit: Rudolf Gehrig\/EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 \/ 16:15 pm (CNA). A Christian advocacy group\u2019s report details&nbsp;\u201clegal, institutional, and social hostility\u201d toward Turkish Christians as Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon Thursday.The report from The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), titled \u201cThe Persecution of Christians in Turkey,\u201d explores government interference\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A Christian advocacy group\u2019s report details&nbsp;\u201clegal, institutional, and social hostility\u201d toward Turkish Christians as Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon Thursday.The report from The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), titled \u201cThe Persecution of Christians in Turkey,\u201d explores government interference\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":74113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-70459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52863,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-expresses-his-closeness-to-persecuted-christians-in-the-middle-east\/","url_meta":{"origin":70459,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness to persecuted Christians in the Middle East","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter&#039;s Square, Wednesday, June 25, 2025 \/ Credit: Daniel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 25, 2025 \/ 13:54 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to persecuted Christians during the Wednesday general audience on June 25, referring to the \u201cheinous terrorist attack\u201d on Sunday by the Islamic State against the Greek Orthodox community in Damascus, in which 25 faithful lost their lives while attending the Divine\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00505.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00505.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00505.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00505.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70414,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-the-man-who-became-pope-john-xxiii-helped-shape-vatican-turkey-relations\/","url_meta":{"origin":70459,"position":1},"title":"How the man who became Pope John XXIII helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Statue of St. John XXIII in the courtyard of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Istanbul. \/ Credit: Souhail Lawand\/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Nov 26, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV\u2019s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. 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Pope Leo XIV this week received the report \u201cNicaragua: A Persecuted Church\u201d by researcher Martha Patricia Molina, which details the prohibition of more than 16,500 processions and acts of piety as well as more than 1,000 attacks against the Catholic Church by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV receives detailed report on attacks against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53853,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-seeks-to-reestablish-full-visible-communion-with-eastern-orthodox\/","url_meta":{"origin":70459,"position":3},"title":"Pope Leo XIV seeks to reestablish \u2018full visible communion\u2019 with Eastern Orthodox","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV meets with the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on June 28, 2025, at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Vatican News ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 30, 2025 \/ 14:12 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28&nbsp;audience held at the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican in the context of the June 29 celebration of the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. 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Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 13 received Rolando \u00c1lvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estel\u00ed in Nicaragua.&nbsp;\u00c1lvarez is in forced exile after being deported by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, in January 2024.\u201cThe Holy Father received\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61776,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-exiled-president-of-nicaraguan-bishops-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":70459,"position":5},"title":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled president of Nicaraguan bishops\u2019 conference","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Guti\u00e9rrez is president of Nicaragua\u2019s bishops\u2019 conference. \/ Credit: Alonso3215 (CC0 1.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 25, 2025 \/ 15:09 pm (CNA). 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