Pope Leo XIV Makes First Foreign Trip To Turkey And Lebanon - Day Six

ROME, ITALY - DECEMBER 02: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists aboard the papal plane on December 02, 2025 no board flight back to Rome, Italy. Aboard the papal plane returning to Rome from Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists about the role of the Holy See, which works “behind-the-scenes” in peace negotiations, so that all parties may lay down arms. Regarding Ukraine, the Pope underlines Europe’s involvement and the important role Italy could play, and answers a question about how he reacted to his election in the Conclave and about his spirituality: giving one’s life to God and letting him be “the boss.” (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)