Photos highlight Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas pilgrimage

With his foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon Pope Leo XIV will become the first American pope on the road The journey fulfills a visit Pope Francis had hoped to make before his robustness declined and it gives Leo a prominent platform to speak about peace in the Middle East In a notable shift from the Vatican s traditional use of Italian he will address audiences exclusively in English while in Turkey and in both English and French during his time in Lebanon This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors Source