News Right Now: On the Receiving Endbr br This late November, Pope Leo XIV went on his first foreign trip as pope. One of his stops was in Turkey, before going to Lebanon. While he was there, he was welcomed by president Erdogan. During his visit, he expressed his pursuit to bring “peace” to the Middle East, “encouraging” Erdogan to be a force for peace. He played the role of being a “savior”, amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.