Pope Leo Visits Mideast on First International Journey as Pontiff

Pope Leo XIV landed in Muslim-majority Turkey on Thursday, starting the primary worldwide journey of his papacy. The voyage is aimed toward selling interfaith dialogue and cooperation between Christian teams.

To the Individuals right here, blissful Thanksgiving. In each Turkey and in Lebanon, we hope to additionally announce, transmit and proclaim how essential peace is all through the world and to ask all individuals to come back collectively to seek for higher unity, higher concord, and to search for the ways in which all women and men can actually be brothers and sisters, despite variations, despite completely different religions.

A group of people, including Pope Leo, walk down wide stone steps. A large stone building with tall columns stands in the background.

Pope Leo XIV landed in Muslim-majority Turkey on Thursday, starting the primary worldwide journey of his papacy. The voyage is aimed toward selling interfaith dialogue and cooperation between Christian teams.

By Monika Cvorak

November 27, 2025