US EditionPope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV’s visit includes a pilgrimage marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and aims to promote peace and address Christians’ challenges in the Middle East.
- On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the Vatican announced Pope Leo XIV will undertake his first apostolic journey abroad, visiting Turkiye Nov. 27-30 and Lebanon Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
- Planned pilgrimages include Iznik for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and Lebanon to commemorate the 2020 Beirut port explosion that displaced more than 300,000.
- He is expected to arrive in Ankara on November 27 to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Leo said, `In recent hours, in the dramatic situation in the Middle East, some significant steps forward have been taken in peace negotiations, which I hope will achieve the desired results as soon as possible.`
- Continuing Pope Francis' plans, Pope Leo XIV will use the trip to appeal for peace in the Middle East and support local Christian communities there.
- The choice of destinations underscores a symbolic gesture toward Christians and Muslims amid Gaza and Israel tensions and Lebanon's instability with around 6 million people, including more than 1 million refugees.
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Pope Le n XIV visit Turqu a and L bano at the end of November and beginning of December, on his first trip abroad as Pont Fice.
Vatican Confirms Papal Trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims as he rides the popemobile around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before an audience for the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions Oct. 4, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media) by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV’s first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced. The trip was built around Pope Francis’ promise to join Orthodox Ecumenica…
Pope Leo XIV to make first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first voyage since becoming head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican said Tuesday. The 70-year-old American is expected in Turkey from 27-30 November, a visit that "will include a pilgrimage to Iznik on the occasion of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a brief statement. A subsequent trip to …
Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in first international trip
Pope Leo XIV will make his first international trip by visiting Turkey and Lebanon where he is expected to focus on peace in the Middle East, meet political leaders and show his support to Christians in the region.
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