Question 1

When does this apostolic journey take place?

Accepted Answer

28 Nov – 5 Dec 2025 · 8 days · 4 cities · 2 countries · 4,800 km. The schedule includes Masses, meetings with heads of state, encounters with local religious communities, and ecumenical celebrations at each destination.

Question 2

What is the itinerary of this journey?

Accepted Answer

Pope Leo XIV visited: 🇹🇷 Ankara (Fri 28 Nov); 🇹🇷 Istanbul (Sun 30 Nov); 🇱🇧 Beirut (Thu 4 Dec); 🇱🇧 Bkerke (Fri 5 Dec).

Question 3

What is the spiritual theme of this journey?

Accepted Answer

"Dialogue, Peace, Eastern Christianity". This guiding message shapes the purpose of every celebration, meeting, and address throughout the apostolic visit, reflecting the Pope's commitment to dialogue and mission.

Question 4

What is the purpose of this apostolic journey?

Accepted Answer

Turkey and Lebanon have been at the heart of papal diplomacy for decades: Paul VI met Patriarch Athenagoras in Istanbul in 1964 in the first papal-patriarchal encounter since 1054, John Paul II visited Turkey in 1979, and Francis met Patriarch Bartholomew there in 2014. Turkey is home to around 150,000 Catholics — a small minority in a nation of 85…

Question 5

What took place during this apostolic journey?

Accepted Answer

Pope Leo XIV's journey to Turkey and Lebanon (28 November – 5 December 2025) was a pilgrimage of dialogue and solidarity. In Ankara and Istanbul, the Pope deepened ties with the Turkish state and met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople — a moment of historic ecumenical significance that reaffirmed the path toward Christian unity. In Beirut and Bkerke, the…

Ankara

Istanbul

Beirut

Bkerke

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