Overview

• The visit runs November 27–December 2, with a Turkey leg focused on a pilgrimage to Iznik for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and a Lebanon leg centered on support for peace.
• Matteo Bruni said the Vatican will release a detailed day‑by‑day itinerary in due course.
• León XIV said he will go to Lebanon to announce a message of peace for the Middle East and to bring peace and hope.
• Reporting indicates expected meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Turkey and with Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Joseph Aoun.
• The trip revives plans originally intended for Pope Francis, and the Vatican notes invitations from authorities in both countries, including a formal invite from Aoun in June.