Pope Visit To Uae

Pope francis traveled to the united arab emirates on sunday as part of his first visit to the arabian peninsula.

Pope visit to uae. Pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula. Pope and grand imam sign historic pledge of fraternity in uae this article is more than 1 year old in first papal visit to arabian peninsula francis calls for end to wars in middle east. Pope francis historic visit to the united arab emirates kicked off monday with the pontiff arriving at the lavish presidential palace in a humble kia soul. The vatican announced the visit to the country on february.

That was only part of its purpose. Pope francis arrived in the uae on february 3 for a 48 hour trip the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula birthplace of islam where he will meet leading muslim clerics and hold an. In response to the invitation of his highness sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi his holiness pope francis will visit abu dhabi united arab emirates from 3 to 5 february 2019 to participate in the international interfaith meeting on human fraternity. Relive pope francis s trip to the emirates.

The pope s visit was advertised as the uae s gift to the many thousands of catholic guest workers including nearly 700 000 from the philippines alone. The uae s ambassador to germany ali abdulla al ahmed told dw why the trip so. The visit will take place also in response to the invitation of the catholic church in the united arab emirates. Pope francis will visit the uae for the first time in what will be a landmark moment for interfaith relations and catholics in the gulf.