Pope Leo XIV is to make an Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has announced Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye on November 27-30 and to Lebanon until December 2, 2025.
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 visit to Türkiye would “include a pilgrimage to İznik on the occasion of the 1,700th 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.”
Speaking to Vatican News’ Olivier Bonnel, the Apostolic Vicar of Beirut, Bishop César Essayan, said that the Pope’s visit to Lebanon would be “a great sign of hope” in a war-torn region.
By Newsroom
08th Oct 2025
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