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Pope Leo XIV to focus on Christian unity, relations with Islam in Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome on Thursday morning for his first international apostolic journey. The six day trip will include visiting Turkey...

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV boards the plane to depart on the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2025. / Cred...

Pope Leo XIV appoints new archbishop of Krakow, Poland

Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś is the new archbishop of Krakow, the archdiocese that Pope St. John Paul II led in Poland. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN...

Pope Leo praises ‘wonderful adventure’ of parenthood despite hardships

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during the general audience in November 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 18:04 pm (CNA)....

Report details persecution of Turkish Christians ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit

The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWT...

9 historic religious sites Pope Leo XIV will visit in Turkey, Lebanon

Image of St. John XXIII above the entrance of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Istanbul. / Credit: Souhail Lawand / ACI MENA Vatican City, No...