On his visit to Turkey and Lebanon between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met with political and religious leaders, ...

Rose petals are scattered to Pope Leo XIV as he leaves after visiting the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross in the town of ...

The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara, welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Leo is bringing a message of peace and Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time when political tensions in Lebanon are worse ...

Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims visit the monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya to pray at the tomb of St. Charbel ...

Amid political, economic, and religious uncertainty, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon brought a message of peace after ...

Father Masedu welcomed Pope Leo holding the same crucifix he once presented to Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV calls on Lebanon's leaders to set aside differences and promote peace, offering hope amid the country's ongoing crises.

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to Iznik. He prays Friday with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the site of the 325 AD Council of Nicaea.

On his first foreign trip as pope, Leo XIV encourages Turkey’s Christians, government and Islamic leaders to work together for peace and unity.