"Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis' plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions. Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara's Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor. Strolling along a turquoise carpet, he shook hands with Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy,"
"We hope to also announce, transmit and proclaim how important peace is throughout the world. And to invite all people to come together to search for greater unity, greater harmony, and to look for the ways that all men and women can truly be brothers and sisters in spite of differences, in spite of different religions, in spite of different beliefs."
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on his first foreign trip to mark a Christian ecumenical anniversary and to promote a message of peace. He received a military guard of honor at Ankara's Esenboga Airport and greeted Turkish officials and senior church figures. He planned meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the diplomatic corps, followed by three days of ecumenical and interfaith events in Istanbul and a subsequent visit to Lebanon. He emphasized inviting all people to seek unity and harmony despite religious and belief differences. Turkey is portraying itself as a mediator in talks on Ukraine and Gaza and has hosted negotiations and offered to join a Gaza stabilization force.
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