Oct. 7 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in late November, his first foreign trip, the Vatican announced Tuesday. Leo will visit Turkey Nov. 27-30, then go to Lebanon until Dec. 2, a ...

On his visit to Turkey and Lebanon between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met with political and religious leaders, celebrated Mass and visited historical sites. The trip marked the 1,700th ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon, will be packed with opportunities to advance relations with two of the Catholic Church’s top priorities: Orthodox Christians and Muslims. It ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide a historic opportunity to promote Christian unity while bringing a ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to ...

Trip next month will be first foreign excursion of his papacy VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on ...

Pope Leo XIV waves from his popemobile at the end of a Mass for the Jubilee of Migrants and Missionaries in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Alessandra ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, making a symbolically important gesture to Christians and Muslims on a pilgrimage ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast ...