Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip

We are learning a little more about how Pope Leo intends to carry out his duties, writes Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.

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For a man known for being measured and careful in what he does, it seems quite the statement to land in a country so affected by conflict in what is his first foreign trip.

The Pope has already spent three days in Turkey and, watching his diplomacy at close quarters, we are learning a little more about how he intends to carry out his duties as both spiritual leader and head of state of Vatican City.

Pope Leo's interactions with journalists are gentle and softly spoken, and his words always appear thought out and deliberate.

His predecessor, Pope Francis, often spoke at length to reporters, sometimes very passionately and from the heart.