Pope to Travel to Turkey, Visit Historical Sites and Meet with Leaders
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neneos/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis will make a three-day trip to Turkey in November, confirming plans first announced in September.
Already scheduled to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Nov. 25, Pope Francis will leave Rome for Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 28.
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeo I invited the pope to take part in the celebration of the feast of St. Andrew, the founder of the Eastern Church.
Unlike many of the pope’s trips, Francis will make only three public speeches during his three days in Turkey. He will, however, visit both Turkey’s capital, Ankara, and its largest city, Istanbul. Francis will visit historic sites including the Hagia Sophia museum and the Sultan Ahmet mosque — known as the “Blue Mosque” — and will also have meetings with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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