While Turkey is a majority-Muslim country, it is officially secular. Women are not expected to cover their heads outside of ...

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in late November, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The pontiff's trip will be Nov. 27-Dec. 2.

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo speaks during a three-day international conference "Raising Hope for Climate Justice" in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo FILE ...

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 message of peace and hope to ...

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

ISTANBUL/TBILISI, June 18 (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will visit Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, a rare bilateral visit that Armenia hopes ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

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 to two countries ...