Pope Leo XIV kicked off the first foreign trip of his papacy Thursday, landing in Turkey to begin a six-day Middle East tour.
The Pope’s journey will see him visit Turkey and Lebanon and will run through November 27 to December 2. His predecessor, the late Pope Francis, planned to visit both countries before his health worsened.
The Vatican chose “One Lord, one faith, one baptism” and “Blessed are the peacemakers” as the two trip’s two mottos.
“The Pope takes up the pilgrim’s staff. Before him, there was Pope Paul VI, then Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. In a sense, he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors. I…
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