Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at ...

Pope Leo XIV is in Turkey on his first foreign trip. The journey fulfils the late Pope Francis’s plans to mark an important ...

Fresh from warning about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, urging a country battered ...

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end ...

Pope Leo XIV is on his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, marking a significant Christian anniversary and promoting peace amid global tensions.

Muslims pray at the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Turkey. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Muslims pray at the ...

Pope Leo urged political leaders in Lebanon on Sunday to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal in a country ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of ...