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Pope Leo XIV's Peace Mission to Turkey and Lebanon

10/28/2025

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Pope Leo XIV will embark on his foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2, 2025, to promote peace and mark the Council of Nicaea's 1,700th anniversary.
He will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and celebrate Mass in Istanbul and Beirut.
He will pray at the 2020 Beirut port explosion site, where over 200 people were killed, and emphasize interfaith dialogue.

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Pope Leo XIV will embark on his foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2, 2025, to promote peace and mark the Council of Nicaea's 1,700th anniversary.
He will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and celebrate Mass in Istanbul and Beirut.
He will pray at the 2020 Beirut port explosion site, where over 200 people were killed, and emphasize interfaith dialogue.