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Pope Leo XIV’s visits to Turkey and Lebanon were about religious diplomacy

  • Written by Ramazan Kılınç, Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University
Pope Leo XIV’s visits to Turkey and Lebanon were about religious diplomacyPope Leo XIV and the Armenian patriarch of Constantinople, Archbishop Sahag II Mashalian, celebrate a liturgy in the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 30, 2025.Dilara Acikgoz/AP Photo

On his visit to Turkey and Lebanon between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met with political and religious leaders, celebrated Mass...

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