VATICAN CITY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is ...

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Agreement represents a significant milestone in the relationship between the two nations The announcement follows recent high-level talks between Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and President Erdogan at Al ...

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

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — 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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in late November, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, in the first visit outside Italy by the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member ...

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 ...

The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The Vatican announced on ...