US EditionPope Leo arrives in Turkey to begin his first overseas trip
Pope Leo XIV's visit marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and seeks to strengthen interfaith ties amid regional conflicts, with 33,000 Catholics in Turkey.
- Arriving in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV began his first trip abroad from November 27 to 30, including a wreath-laying at Ataturk's mausoleum.
- The trip focuses on Christian‑Islamic dialogue and marks the Council of Nicaea anniversary with a joint prayer by Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, noting Turkey's reception of more than 2.5 million refugees.
- He will move to Istanbul for three days of ecumenical and interfaith meetings after visiting the Diyanet and meeting the chief rabbi, with more than 80 journalists accompanying him.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised Pope Leo XIV's stance on Palestinian dignity and urged reinforced ceasefire and humanitarian access to Gaza on Thursday.
- The trip will culminate with a joint declaration in Istanbul where Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will advance Catholic‑Orthodox cooperation, and Leo will pause in Beirut, Lebanon for silent prayer at the harbor blast that claimed nearly 200 lives.
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Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey's Catholics as he opens key day in first trip
Pope Leo XIV has received a raucous welcome from Turkey's Catholic community. He opened his first full day in Turkey on Friday by meeting with Catholic priests and nuns at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Later in the day…
Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey's Catholics as he opens key day in first trip
Pope Leo XIV has received a raucous welcome from Turkey's Catholic community. He opened his first full day in Turkey on Friday by meeting with Catholic priests and nuns at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Later in the day…
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