Pope Leo XIV visited Turkey from November 27 to 30, and Lebanon from November 30 to December 2, 2025. The trip was Pope Leo's first apostolic journey abroad since his election in May 2025. The visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. [1] [2]
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on November 27. His visit included a prayer meeting in the Catholic Cathedral in Istanbul. He celebrated the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicea with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I Lebanon