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July 28, 2020

Some Christians see Turkey's Hagia Sophia move as attempt to expand Islam

Worshippers attend afternoon prayer at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul July 26, 2020. Hagia Sophia was built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral and stood as the seat of Eastern Christianity for a thousand years before Ottoman Turks conquered its host city and turned it into a mosque in 1453. In 1934, it was designated as a museum revered as a symbol of Christian and Muslim unity until being transformed into a mosque this July.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Catholics and other Christians are upset by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's conversion of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a functioning mosque where Muslim Friday prayers were recited recently.

Published in International
September 16, 2016

Austrian cardinal clarifies: It’s not ‘Islamic conquest’ but Christian surrender

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn speaking at a news conference, April 8. Schonborn made headlines on the anniversary of September 11 when he said Europe was at risk of an “Islamic conquest.”

ROME – Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, a close ally of Pope Francis, is trying to clarify a provocative warning he made that Europe was at risk of an “Islamic conquest” because it had squandered its Christian heritage.

Published in International