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Pope Francis visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul in this 2014 file photo. Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit the mosque Nov. 29. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) (Paul Haring)

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Pope’s first trip to focus on religious harmony, peacemaking

November 20, 2025January 21, 2026

VATICAN CITY CNS – By choosing to make his first trip as pope to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will shine a huge spotlight on the faith Christians share and on the yearnings for peace and prosperity common to all people.The main motivation for the trip Nov. 27-Dec. 2 is to celebrate the 1,700th…...