https://share.google/aimode/IXoTR4xckuoWMnHZf #Pope Leo XIV has arrived in #Turkey today (Thursday, November 27, 2025), marking his first foreign trip as pontiff. The visit aims to promote peace and #Christian unity and includes stops in both Turkey and Lebanon.Yes,Pope Leo XIV arrived in Ankara,Turkey Key Details of the Visit Arrival in Ankara: Pope Leo XIV landed at Esenboğa International Airport and was greeted by a military guard of honor and Turkish officials. Official Meetings: Following his arrival, he visited the Anıtkabir mausoleum, where he laid a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. He then met privately with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erd

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#Pope Leo XIV has arrived in  #Turkey
today (Thursday, November 27, 2025), marking his first foreign trip as pontiff. The visit aims to promote peace and  #Christian unity and includes stops in both Turkey and Lebanon.Yes,Pope Leo XIV arrived in Ankara,Turkey
Key Details of the Visit
Arrival in Ankara: Pope Leo XIV landed at Esenboğa International Airport and was greeted by a military guard of honor and Turkish officials.
Official Meetings: Following his arrival, he visited the Anıtkabir mausoleum, where he laid a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. He then met privately with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Palace and addressed Turkish authorities and diplomats, urging Turkey to be a “source of stability and rapprochement between peoples”.
Itinerary: The Pope will spend three days in Turkey before heading to  Lebanon.Istanbul: He is scheduled to fly to Istanbul later today for interfaith and ecumenical meetings, including a visit to the Blue Mosque and a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide.
Nicaea: A key part of the trip is a joint pilgrimage with Patriarch Bartholomew to İznik (ancient Nicaea) to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which formulated the Nicene Creed.

Themes: The trip focuses on messages of global peace amidst ongoing conflicts, such as those in Ukraine and Gaza, and the importance of interfaith dialogue.
Thanksgiving: As the first American Pope, he wished American journalists aboard the papal plane a “Happy Thanksgiving” on the U.S. holiday.

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 27, 2025