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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
imagePope 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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