POPE LEO TO MAKE APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO TURKIYE AND LEBANON

 

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Pope Leo to make Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon

The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV's first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye on November 27-30 and to Lebanon until December 2, 2025.

By Vatican News

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Türkiye and Lebanon in late November and early December of this year.

The visits will be the Pope’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad.

In a statement, Mr. Bruni said that the Pope had “accept[ed] the invitation of the Head of State and Ecclesiastical Authorities” in both Türkiye and Lebanon.

The visit to Türkiye would “include a pilgrimage to İznik on the occasion of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea,” Mr. Bruni said, adding that the itinerary of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon "will be announced in due course."

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