The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian church leaders met 1,700 years ago under the auspices of the Roman Emperor C...

In both Turkey and in Lebanon, we hope to also announce, transmit and proclaim how important peace is throughout the world and to invite all people to come together to search for greater unity, greate...