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Pope Leo XIV Boards A Plane To Ankara At Rome's Fiumicino International Airport

Pope Leo XIV arrives to board a plane to Ankara at Rome's Fiumicino international airport in Italy on November 27, 2025. Pope Leo XIV begins his first six-day foreign trip, traveling to Turkiye, where he is expected to meet privately with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea, modern-day Iznik. He then continues on to Lebanon, where he is scheduled to meet local authorities, leaders and representatives from various religious faiths, and groups of young people. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13030768
Date taken: 27 November 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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