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
