Vatican says ‘demanding’ six-day mission will be packed with meetings with political and religious leaders
Pope Leo will make his debut overseas trip as leader of the Catholic church on Thursday, travelling on a six-day mission of peace and unity to Turkey and Lebanon in what the Vatican said was expected to be a “demanding” schedule packed with meetings with political and religious leaders amid heightened Middle East tensions.
In Turkey, a country with a Muslim majority and home to an estimated 36,000 Catholics, the Chicago-born pontiff, who was elected in May, will first meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/27/pope-leo-to-visit-turkey-and-lebanon-on-first-overseas-trip-as-pontiff
Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Ruth Michaelson in Damascus
Publish date : 2025-11-27 05:00:00
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