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Photos from the pilgrimage continued:  The group was hosted by a Turkish family on Day 6 on Istanbul pilgrimage.  The pilgrimage group inside The Turkish/Armenian-Catholic Church in Istanbul  Bishop admiring the beauty of Bosphorus in Istanbul  QIS president Fatih Asar and Affinity Intercultural President Mehmet Saral with Muslim and Catholic delegates  QIS president Fatih Asar, Emre Celik from AIS and Affinity Intercultural President Mehmet Saral with Muslim and Catholic delegates  The group visited Academia, a group of scholars and writers in Istanbul specializing in Interfaith publications  The group visited Assyrian Catholic Leader, Yusuf Sağ in Istanbul  Turkish kids socializing with their new friend Bishop  The group found time to test their soccer skills againist the mighty Fetih College students and surprisingly lost 4-2  The group enjoying dessert after lunch at Burc College in Istanbul  The group in front of the Monastry  QIS President Fatih Asar in front of St.Peters Basilica at the Vatican  Bishop and the Pope saluting our group  Coffee break in Rome  Visit to prominent TV station STV studios in Istanbul  Istanbul's Galata district  Praying together at the visit to His Eminence, Yusuf Sağ. On the wall you can see photos of Pope Benedict XVI and Ataturk  Group after the dinner at Halic Restaurant,, Istanbul  Visiting Zaman Newspaper (Turkey's most read, best seller newspaper) headquarters  Turkish families hosted our group on last day in Istanbul  The Hon Tim Fischer chatting with QIS president at the Australian Vatican Embassy  QIS and Affinity presidents Fatih Asar and Mehmet Saral posing with the Turkish Ambassador to the Vatican  In Rome, at Istito Tever, we were given Turkish delight.  Topkapi Palace mosque entrance  istanbul  Topkapi Palace entrance  Grandbazaar, Istanbul  The Vatican Ambassador to Turkey blessing QIS president  The Bishop making friends with Turkish students at Fatih University, Istanbul  students sang for the Bishop  Turkish Flag, Konya  Vatican  Ayasofya, Istanbul  Assisi, Perugia, Italy  Rome, Italy  Basilica of St.Francis of Assisi  Sultan Ahmet Mosque (The blue Mosque) Istanbul  Mevlana Mosque, Konya |
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