Pope Leo to make first overseas trip 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, Vatican News reports.
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has announced that Pope Leo 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, Bruni said that the Pope had “accept[ed] the invitation of the Head of State and Ecclesiastical Authorities” in both Türkiye and Lebanon.
The trip to Türkiye would “include a pilgrimage to İznik on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea”, Bruni said, adding that the itinerary of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon "will be announced in due course”.
Earlier, Pope Leo XIV addressed a message to participants of the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan.
