This destination is a commitment that Francisco I had pending. The trip will be to attend the 1,700 anniversary of the Cristiano de Nicea Council.
The Pope Leo XIV confirmed on Monday his first official trip and the chosen fate will be Türkiye, The country that had planned Francisco i to celebrate the 1,700 anniversary of the Christian Council of Nicea (today Iznik). The event is scheduled for Tuesday May 20date that coincides with the week of its enthronement mass, on Sunday 18, and the first public hearing in San Pedro, on Wednesday 21.
While there was no official announcement, Francisco expressed his intention to travel at the end of May, before getting sick, and invited the Ecumenical patriarch of the Orthodox Church and archbishop of Constantinople, Bartolomé ito join the visit.
First Official Journey of Leo XIV: He will go to Türkiye
This trip would beTo the first made by Pope Leo XIVfor the anniversary of this council, convened in 325 in that Roman city of Asia Minor (current Türkiye) by Emperor Constantine I to bring positions between Christians. With this destination, the new Pontiff continues Francisco’s approach with the Orthodox in the various meetings he held with Patriarch Bartolomé.
The Leo XIV excursion would also have an ecumenical dimension, since it would strengthen the relationships between the Catholic church and the Ecumenical patriarchy of Constantinople, in a context of growing collaboration between the main branches of Christianity.
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The Holy See is expected to send a delegation in the next few days to evaluate the details of the trip and its viability on the planned date. This trip would not only have a religious relevance, but also geopolitical, since it would mark a milestone in the Vatican’s international relations.
Leo XIV called the world’s leaders to negotiate for peace: “War is never inevitable”
Leo XIV promised on Wednesday to make “all efforts” to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and actively promote spirituality. In that sense, he urged the world’s leaders to be negotiated to “shut up the weapons” and said that “the Holy See is available for enemies to be and look into each other.”
In his speech to the representatives of the Eastern Churches for their jubilee, The American pontiff said that the people “want peace and I, with their hearts in handI tell the people’s leaders: let’s gather, let’s talk, negotiate! War is never inevitable, weapons can and should silence, because they do not solve problems, but increase them. ”
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