The Holy See Press Office announces Pope’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye from 27 to 30 November, and then to Lebanon until the 2 December 2025.
By Vatican News
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has announced that Pope Leo will travel to Türkiye and Lebanon in late November and early December of this year.
The visits will be the Pope’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad.
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 trip to Türkiye would “include a pilgrimage to İznik on the occasion of the 1700th 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”.
