Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, will visit Turkey and Lebanon in late November. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo
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 Vatican press release said.
The visit to Turkey will "include a pilgrimage to Iznik on the occasion of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea," said Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office said in a statement. He said the itinerary of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon "will be announced in due course."
Iznik is the modern name of Nicaea.
