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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off 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.

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27 November 2025

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.

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#13030768

27 November 2025

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.

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27 November 2025

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.

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#12814323

30 September 2025

Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.

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30 September 2025

Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.

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#12812651

30 September 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is carried from her private house towards the historic Kumari Ghar at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. She succeeds Trishna Shakya, who retires upon reaching puberty and is bid farewell with traditional music and rituals. The Royal Kumari, regarded as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, is selected exclusively from the Shakya clan of Kathmandu's 16 bahals through an elaborate process involving the Panchang Committee, Taleju's chief priest, astrologers, and Guthi representatives. A Kumari must embody 32 physical and spiritual perfections, show fearlessness, and bear no bodily marks or flaws. Once enthroned, she lives a highly restricted and sacred life--no longer attending school or playing outside, as such acts are considered ritually impure. Worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists, the Royal Kumari embodies Nepal's centuries-old tradition, symbolizing divine purity, cultural heritage, and continuity of ancient rituals.

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30 September 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is carried from her private house towards the historic Kumari Ghar at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. She succeeds Trishna Shakya, who retires upon reaching puberty and is bid farewell with traditional music and rituals. The Royal Kumari, regarded as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, is selected exclusively from the Shakya clan of Kathmandu's 16 bahals through an elaborate process involving the Panchang Committee, Taleju's chief priest, astrologers, and Guthi representatives. A Kumari must embody 32 physical and spiritual perfections, show fearlessness, and bear no bodily marks or flaws. Once enthroned, she lives a highly restricted and sacred life--no longer attending school or playing outside, as such acts are considered ritually impure. Worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists, the Royal Kumari embodies Nepal's centuries-old tradition, symbolizing divine purity, cultural heritage, and continuity of ancient rituals.

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30 September 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is carried from her private house towards the historic Kumari Ghar at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. She succeeds Trishna Shakya, who retires upon reaching puberty and is bid farewell with traditional music and rituals. The Royal Kumari, regarded as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, is selected exclusively from the Shakya clan of Kathmandu's 16 bahals through an elaborate process involving the Panchang Committee, Taleju's chief priest, astrologers, and Guthi representatives. A Kumari must embody 32 physical and spiritual perfections, show fearlessness, and bear no bodily marks or flaws. Once enthroned, she lives a highly restricted and sacred life--no longer attending school or playing outside, as such acts are considered ritually impure. Worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists, the Royal Kumari embodies Nepal's centuries-old tradition, symbolizing divine purity, cultural heritage, and continuity of ancient rituals.

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30 September 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is carried from her private house towards the historic Kumari Ghar at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. She succeeds Trishna Shakya, who retires upon reaching puberty and is bid farewell with traditional music and rituals. The Royal Kumari, regarded as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, is selected exclusively from the Shakya clan of Kathmandu's 16 bahals through an elaborate process involving the Panchang Committee, Taleju's chief priest, astrologers, and Guthi representatives. A Kumari must embody 32 physical and spiritual perfections, show fearlessness, and bear no bodily marks or flaws. Once enthroned, she lives a highly restricted and sacred life--no longer attending school or playing outside, as such acts are considered ritually impure. Worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists, the Royal Kumari embodies Nepal's centuries-old tradition, symbolizing divine purity, cultural heritage, and continuity of ancient rituals.

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