Pope Leo to visit Lebanon from November 30 to December 2
naharnet - 10/7/2025 12:56:03 PM - GMT (+2 )
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naharnet - 10/7/2025 12:56:03 PM - GMT (+2 )

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, making a symbolically important gesture to Christians and Muslims on a pilgrimage to two countries that Pope Francis had planned to visit.
The Vatican on Tuesday announced that Leo will visit Turkey from Nov. 27-30, and Lebanon from Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The visit to Turkey will include a pilgrimage to Iznik to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, the first ecumenical council.
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