H istory's first American pope, Pope Leo, is spending Thanksgiving on his first foreign trip abroad as the leader of the Catholic church. The pope is headed to Turkey and Lebanon, where he'll meet with political and religious leaders—but, on the way, he enjoyed some mid-flight pumpkin pie and moments of gratitude.

Pope Leo XIV begins the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon on Nov. 27. Follow here for live updates of his historic trip.

In a brief greeting to the press after departing Rome for his debut international trip Thursday, Pope Leo wished journalists on board a Happy Thanksgiving and received gifts of pumpkin and pecan pie.

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