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Aboard the papal plane to Ankara, Pope Leo XIV greets over 80 journalists, who present him with several gifts, such as a baseball bat, pictures of his time as a missionary, and a pumpkin pie, and he describes his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon as seeking to promote peace and unity.

Professor Michel Abs Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches   Holy Father, I write to you, the custodian of the See of Peter, to tell you a story of faith and a homeland. I write to you from the land of holiness, from Lebanon, from the land of Canaan, from the Antiochene Levant, where the Message was

Pope Leo XIV meets with Lebanese civil authorities in Beirut as he begins his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon, urging the country's young people to speak “the language of hope,” which he said has enabled Lebanon “always to start again.”

On the morning of the third day of his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye, Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the “Blue Mosque.”

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Türkiye and Lebanon, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin emphasizes the importance of the Apostolic Journey for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, as well as his role as a sign of hope and peace.

Pope Leo XIV began his first papal trip speaking of dialogue, peace and thanksgiving — referring to both the holiday and his own gratitude. On the plane to Turkey Nov. 27, he wished a Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans among the 80 journalists traveling with him and told them, “It’s a wonderful day to celebrate.” Thanksgiving celebration on the plane He also received from

Assyrian identity is not a passing affiliation or a distant historical memory; it is a living, evolving project that carries within it thousands of years of civilization, knowledge, resilience, and renewal. In a world that changes at a rapid pace, the question of identity becomes essential: How do we protect it? And how do we pass it on to those

As Pope Leo XIV continues diplomatic outreach in the region, Palestinian officials hope Jubilee-year energy will help revive pilgrim flows and support local Christians.

This is the first in-person meeting between Leo XIV and the 90-year-old Palestinian leader, who was also received at the Vatican by Pope Francis on Dec. 12, 2024, and on prior occasions.

The ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrud is speaking again. From beneath a landscape fractured by modern war, archaeologists have uncovered what may be the clearest surviving image of Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, etched into a star-shaped stone fragment buried in the ruins of her temple. Nearly a decade after ISIS militants detonated explosives across Nimrud's archaeological