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Pope Leo XIV begins his first papal trip, first to İznik and Nicaea in Turkey, then to Bkerké, the Monastery

Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Turkey and Lebanon — Pope Leo XIV begins his first papal trip, first to İznik and Nicaea in Turkey, then to Bkerké, the Monastery of Saint Maron, and the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. The trip will includ

Published November 26, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV begins his first papal trip, first to İznik and Nicaea in Turkey, then to Bkerké, the Monastery of Saint Maron, and the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. The trip will include an ecumenical commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea and a mass in honor of the victims of the 2020 Beirut explosion. [https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-trip-turkey-lebanon-0b7733129e6f761d9a644aac4fb12e40 (AP)] [https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-leo-xiv-apostolic-visit-turkiye-lebanon-press-briefing.html (Vatican News)]

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