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Pope Leo’s trip to Middle East will stress, and test, interfaith ties
VATICAN CITY — On his first official foreign trip, Pope Leo XIV will venture onto the tricky terrain of interfaith relations, with stops in two Muslim-majority countries — Turkey and Lebanon — where he will confront fresh wounds over Israel’s warfare in the Middle East, fortify ties with the Eastern Orthodox Church and seek to spread the early themes of his papacy: unity and peace.




