“We are all invited to overcome the scandal of the divisions that unfortunately still exist [among Christians] and to nurture the desire for unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and gave his life,” Pope Leo XIV said.
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Photos: Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon
With his foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will become the first American pope on the road.
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Pope Leo arrives in Turkey giving thanks, preaching peace
Pope Leo XIV began his first papal trip speaking of dialogue, peace and thanksgiving — referring to both the holiday and his own gratitude.
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Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to know about his first foreign trip
Leo XIV will set out on his first foreign trip as pope on the morning of Nov. 27, first to Turkey, a Muslim country with a tiny Christian population, and then, on Nov. 30, to Lebanon, the country with the largest Christian population in the Middle East.
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Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip, a look at Christian life in Muslim-majority Turkey
On the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, America spoke with Jean-Marc Balhan, S.J., a Belgian Jesuit who has lived in the country since 2001, about the situation of Christians, the state of interreligious dialogue and how the pope’s visit is viewed there. Father […]
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What the synod interim reports said about women
This week’s interim reports from the synod’s study groups, tasked with examining controversial issues that arose at the synod and required deeper study, provide some new details about what the role of women in a synodal church may look like.
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Pope Leo fulfills Francis’ promise: 62 Indigenous artifacts returned to Canada
In a historic moment in the long journey of reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Indigenous peoples of Canada, Pope Leo XIV formally handed over 62 artifacts from the Vatican Museums to a delegation of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The artifacts, including an Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins and etchings that have been […]
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On World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo calls on government leaders ‘to listen to the cry of the poorest’
Pope Francis established the day in 2016 as a reminder that the poor are “at the heart of the Gospel.” Leo has shown that he is following the same path.
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Pope Leo to call College of Cardinals to Rome for a two-day January meeting
Pope Leo XIV intends to call all the cardinals to the Vatican for a two-day meeting on Jan. 7-8, 2026, the Vatican Secretariat of State has told them. Called an extraordinary consistory, the meeting will allow the pope to consult with them personally and hear their opinions on some issues that have not yet been […]
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Pope Leo meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Pope Leo XIV and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recognized the “urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution,” when they met for the first time in the Vatican this morning, Nov. 5.