Overview
- The Holy See confirmed the six‑day journey, with a pilgrimage to Iznik (ancient Nicaea) during the Turkey leg to mark the council’s 1,700th anniversary.
- Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the detailed program will be released in due time, with specific meetings still to be formally announced.
- León XIV said he is going to Lebanon to deliver a message of peace and hope to a nation that has suffered greatly and to the wider Middle East.
- Media reports say the pope is expected to meet political and religious leaders, including Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, pending Vatican confirmation.
- The trip revives plans Pope Francis had intended to carry out earlier this year and reflects continuity in the Vatican’s priorities for ecumenism and regional diplomacy.