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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history’s first American pope on the road. Leo is fulfilling a trip Pope Francis planned to make, to mark an important anniversary with the Orthodox church in Turkey. In Lebanon, he’ll try to boost a long-suffering Christian community as well as Lebanese of all faiths who are still demanding justice over the 2020 Beirut port blast. Leo, who spent 12 years as superior of his Augustinian religious order and two decades as a missionary in Peru, says he loves to travel. And in recent weeks, he has shown both diplomatic and linguistic dexterity in answering questions on the fly from reporters. The trip is being covered closely by U.S. media, with all major U.S. networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox as well as CNN and the BBC — inside Leo’s travelling pool, following his speeches, homilies and prayers at a crucial moment in negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and maintain a cease-fire in Gaza. Vatican correspondents plus Lebanese and Turkish media round out the papal press corps of about 80 journalists, with an ample waitlist of reporters who applied to be on the papal plane but were denied a seat because of limited space. “Anytime the pope travels, it’s a big deal,” said Natalia Imperatori-Lee, associate professor of theology at Fordham University in New York. But an American pope on his first foreign trip is an even bigger deal, she said, especially in the saturated American media ecosystem where Leo has emerged as something of a foil to the Trump administration and its crackdown on immigrants. “He is still driving coverage here because of his engagement with one of the most important issues we’re facing, which is migration,” said Kim Daniels, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. Because of that, “I think this trip will drive attention again to the peripheries and to the vulnerable.” Significantly, Leo plans to deliver all his remarks in Turkey in English, and English and French in Lebanon, casting aside the Italian lingua franca of the Vatican in favor of languages that are more widely understood. All eyes will be on Leo’s in-flight press conference Dec. 2 returning to Rome. These encounters provided many of Francis’ headline-grabbing quips during his 12-year papacy, starting with his first in 2013 when he famously said “Who am I to judge” about a purportedly gay priest. Leo has shown himself to be far more prudent and diplomatic than his predecessor. But “maybe he’ll do something crazy like a ‘Who am I to judge?’” said Imperatori-Lee. An important moment in Catholic-Orthodox relations The main impetus for traveling to Turkey, the first stop in the Nov. 27-Dec. 2 trip, is to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council. Leo will pray with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, at the site of the 325 AD gathering — today’s Iznik — and sign a joint declaration in a visible sign of Christian unity. Eastern and Western churches were united until the Great Schism of 1054, a divide precipitated largely by disagreements over the primacy of the pope. “We all understand that 1,000 years of division has inflicted a deep wound that cannot be healed easily,” Bartholomew told the respected Greek daily Kathimerini recently. “We have an obligation, however, to strive to heal that wound, mend the injuries, bridge the distances and restore unity.” A chance to speak about Mideast peace The visit will also offer Leo several occasions to speak about regional tensions overall, Catholic-Muslim relations and Christians’ dwindling presence in the Middle East. Clergy in the region say the Vatican’s strong support for Palestinians in Gaza during Israel’s war,…

<p>Depuis son arrivée à l’antenne en septembre 2022, <a href="https://www.closermag.fr/people/je-sais-absolument-pas-immense-moment-de-solitude-pour-pierre-niney-dans-le-papotin-3594711?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=unknown"><strong><em data-start="123" data-end="150">Les Rencontres du Papotin</em> </strong></a>ont complètement revisité le format de l’interview sur France 2. Imaginée par Éric Toledano et Olivier Nakache, l’émission revient un samedi par mois et propose à des invités prestigieux de se prêter au jeu de questions imprévisibles posées par des personnes concernées par un trouble du spectre autistique.</p> <p>Pour son troisième numéro, le programme recevait Pierre Niney, qui s’apprête à tenir le rôle principal de <em data-start="604" data-end="612">Gourou</em>, le prochain thriller de Yann Gozlan. L’acteur s’est livré avec spontanéité sur plusieurs aspects de sa vie, notamment sa famille. Certains passages, dévoilés dans <em data-start="777" data-end="787">C à vous</em> en présence de sa compagne Natasha, ont d’ailleurs déclenché de francs éclats de rire sur le plateau.</p> <h2 data-start="0" data-end="57">Pierre Niney se confie sur son équilibre familial</h2> <p data-start="59" data-end="1558">Lors de l’échange, Éléonore a interrogé Pierre Niney sur la manière dont il gère ses absences à cause des tournages. L’acteur a alors décrit l’organisation qu’il met en place avec sa compagne, <a href="https://www.closermag.fr/people/pierre-niney-je-lengueule-en-sa-compagne-natasha-andrews-se-lache-sur-lintimite-atypique-de-leur-relation-3591573?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=unknown">Natasha Andrews</a> : <em data-start="270" data-end="582">"Elle travaille aussi. Parfois, c'est moi qui pars, parfois c'est elle. Et souvent, maintenant, quand même, <strong>on essaye de rester ensemble</strong>. Ça veut dire qu'elles viennent avec moi sur les tournages et on l'accompagne dans ses voyages. On essaye de ne pas trop se séparer."</em></p> <p data-start="59" data-end="1558">Le comédien a ensuite été interrogé de manière très directe sur sa sexualité. <em data-start="661" data-end="707">"Est-ce que tu es gay ou sera gay un jour ?"</em>, lui a lancé Marvin. Restant parfaitement à l’aise, Pierre Niney a débuté sa réponse par : <em data-start="799" data-end="828">"<strong>Je ne suis pas gay</strong>. Mais j</em><em data-start="1033" data-end="1558">'ai tellement d'admiration pour les gens qui sont ouverts, on va dire, à la possibilité d'une histoire d'amour ou d'une sexualité plus ouverte".</em></p> <h2 data-start="1560" data-end="1626">Entre vie de couple, scènes intimes et disputes en anglais</h2> <p data-start="1628" data-end="2990" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Un extrait a été diffusé sur C à vous le 26 novembre en compagnie de Natasha Andrews. On y voit une autre personne lui a ensuite demandé : <em data-start="1671" data-end="1757">"Comment tu expliques ça à ta femme, les relations sexuelles avec une autre femme ?"</em>. Pierre Niney a répondu avec franchise : <em data-start="1799" data-end="2191">"Alors, c'est souvent une question qui revient, les gens qui ne font pas ce métier, ça leur paraît dingue que nos partenaires, ils arrivent à vivre avec ça, ils arrivent même à regarder les films. Il y a un truc étrange, honnêtement. Et donc,<strong> je ne lui explique pas parce que j'ai aussi la chance qu'elle soit actrice</strong>. Donc, elle connaît ce métier et elle sait bien que c'est pour de faux".</em></p> <p data-start="1628" data-end="2990" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">De retour sur le plateau, <a…