Pope 'very pained' by decision to turn Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

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14:24 - 12/07/2020 Sunday

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Pope Francis said on Sunday he was hurt by Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious leader to condemn the move.

"My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained," he said during his weekly blessing in St. Peter's Square.

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