STORY: Pope Leo struggled to unveil a plaque commemorating his trip to Turkey on Friday, (November 28) after prayers at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, when the covering of the plague got stuck.

Church staff and security personnel rushed to help him pull down the curtain which was covering the plaque on the wall and had snagged on the marble.

The first U.S. pope will attend a celebration for the 1,700th anniversary of a landmark early Church council, held in modern Turkey. It produced the Nicene Creed, still used by most of the world's 2.6 billion Christians today.

Friday's ceremony is the central impetus for Leo's four-day visit to mainly Muslim Turkey, where he is being closely watched as he makes his first speeches overseas and interacts for the first time with people outside largely Catholic Italy.

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VIDEO SHOWS: POPE LEO TRYING TO UNVEIL A PLACARD COMMEMORATING HIS VISIT TO TURKEY / CHURCH STAFF HELPING TO PULL DOWN CURTAIN, CURTAIN STUCK

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SHOWS: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (NOVEMBER 28, 2025) (TURKISH HOST BROADCASTER POOL - Access All)

1. POPE LEO TRYING TO UNVEIL A PLAQUE COMMEMORATING HIS VISIT TO TURKEY, POPE LEO TRYING TO PULL DOWN THE CURTAIN COVERING IT, CHURCH STAFF AND SECURITY HELPING POPE TO PULL DOWN THE CURTAIN, CURTAIN SNAGGED ON PLAQUE