VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkiye and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history’s first American pope on the road. Leo is fulfilling a trip Pope Francis planned to make, to mark an important anniversary with the Orthodox church in Turkiye. In Lebanon, he’ll try to boost a long-suffering Christian community as well as Lebanese of all faiths who are still demanding justice over the 2020 Beirut port blast.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkiye and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught…

Pope Leo XIV has picked war-torn Lebanon as part of his first official trip abroad, aiming to call for unity and help preserve the country.

He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.

Vatican says ‘demanding’ six-day mission will be packed with meetings with political and religious leaders

First American pope will arrive in the Turkish capital Ankara where he will meet President Erdogan.

Auf seiner ersten Auslandsreise besucht Papst Leo XIV. gleich zwei muslimisch geprägte Länder: die Türkei und Libanon. Dabei will er vor allem an die Christen appellieren. Vor Ort…

Auf seiner ersten Auslandsreise besucht Papst Leo XIV. gleich zwei muslimisch geprägte Länder: die Türkei und Libanon. Dabei will er vor allem an die Christen appellieren. Vor Ort…

La prima tappa ad Ankara per l’incontro con Erdogan

ANKARA: Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkiye on Thursday for a four-day visit where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first…

On Thursday, the American pope began his four-day visit to Turkey, where he will meet the Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.…

The pontiff leads prayers in Istanbul, emphasising the Nicene Creed as the core of Christian unity and faith.

Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated visit to Turkiye — his first official foreign trip as pontiff — has both diplomatic and religio-historic importance. Paul VI became the first pope…

LONDON: Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever foreign visit since becoming pontiff has been marked by messages of hope — and memes. Leo, who succeeded Pope Francis in May, becoming the first…