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Pope Leo to visit Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary

Pope Leo XIV hopes to visit Turkey in what could be his first overseas trip as pontiff. [AFP]

Pope Leo XIV confirmed Thursday he hoped to visit Turkey in the coming months for a Christian religious commemoration, in what could be his first overseas trip as pontiff.

"I hope to be able to meet you again in a few months to take part in the ecumenical commemoration of the anniversary of the Council of Nicaea," Leo said at a meeting with members of an Orthodox and Catholic pilgrimage from the United States.

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