Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2
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Pope Leo XIV receives a gift from Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople during a meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 30, 2025. The Vatican provided no details about the meeting, which was the second private encounter between the two since the pope's inaugural Mass May 18. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) (Vatican Media)

Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2

VATICAN CITY CNS – Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.The trip was built around Pope Francis' promise to join Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the beginnings of the…...