"Leo's visit to Turkiye will come during the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council, held in what is now the Turkish city of Iznik. He is expected to meet with Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's 260 million Orthodox Christians, for celebrations marking the council, which established key tenets of the Christian faith."
"In Lebanon, Leo plans to commemorate the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed 200 people. The country of six million people has the largest ratio of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab nation with a Christian head of state, President Joseph Aoun. The visit will offer Leo elected to head The Holy See on May 8 a platform to appeal for peace in the Middle East and address the plight of the region"
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, will visit Turkiye Nov 27-30 and Lebanon Nov 30-Dec 2 as his first trip abroad since election on May 8. The destinations are Muslim-majority but home to ancient Christian communities. In Turkiye he will attend celebrations in Iznik marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and is expected to meet Patriarch Bartholomew. In Lebanon he will commemorate the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed 200 people. The visit provides a platform to appeal for peace in the Middle East and to address the region's Christians and Muslims.
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