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  1. Pope Francis meets with Saudi Arabian representative in the Vatican

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  2. Why Pope Francis' Historic Visit to the Gulf Matters

    Pope Francis leading Mass at the Vatican on Saturday. This week, he will become the first Roman Catholic pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula. ... In ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, which has an ...

  3. The Latest: Pope on first papal visit to Arabian Peninsula

    9:50 p.m. Pope Francis has landed in Abu Dhabi on the first papal trip ever to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. Pope Francis' Alitalia flight touched down in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, around 9:50 p.m. on Sunday. While Francis is building on two of his priorities with his ...

  4. Pope Francis holds historic papal Mass in Abu Dhabi, tens of ...

    Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi an unprecedented public celebration of Mass by Pope Francis, the...

  5. Could the pope visit Saudi Arabia? The unlikely religious breakthrough

    Al-Rashed not only praised Pope Francis for his 2019 visit to the United Arab Emirates, but strongly criticized those Muslims who opposed the visit. It would be a major political and theological ...

  6. Bahrain's Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit

    Published 11:06 PM PDT, October 31, 2022. BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country's majority Shiite opposition and human rights activists for the pontiff to raise human rights concerns in the small island nation. The island off the coast of Saudi Arabia is ruled by ...

  7. Pope tells Bahrain youths to seek real advice, not Google

    2 of 28 | . Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with the youth at the Sacred Heart School in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world.

  8. Pope Francis's Historic Visit to the Arabian Peninsula

    February 11, 2019. It's incredible what can happen in just 40 hours. Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates on the evening of Sunday, February 3, as the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula. He departed on Tuesday, February 5, shortly after celebrating a historic Catholic Mass with 135,000 people.

  9. Pope Francis Makes 'Historic' Gulf Tour Amid Yemen Crisis and Christian

    The pope on Sunday became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula, on a trip intended to improve relations with the Muslim world and bolster the Mideast's persecuted Christian minority.

  10. Pope Francis becomes first pope to visit Arabian Peninsula

    WATCH: Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi for the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula - Feb 3, 2019. Pope Francis landed Sunday in Abu Dhabi on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian ...

  11. Pope Francis thrills small Gulf Catholic community with big Mass

    Item 1 of 5 Pope Francis greets people as he attends a holy mass at Bahrain National Stadium during his apostolic journey, in Riffa, Bahrain, November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

  12. 'This is my Pope': why Pope Francis's visit to Bahrain struck a chord

    In a quiet Bahrain school district, the evening stillness was broken by the noise of pupils cheering to greet Pope Francis during his landmark visit to the Gulf island nation. Under shining golden stars strung up at the Sacred Heart School in Manama, more than 100 pupils waved flags and reached over red rope barriers to touch the Pope's hand.

  13. Welcome Ceremony and Visit of Pope Francis to the Crown ...

    Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates.Welcome Ceremony of Pope Francis and Official Visit of Pope Francis to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rash...

  14. The Pope's historic visit to the Arabian peninsula

    Neighbouring Saudi Arabia still bans churches and Christmas trees. "Two religions shall not co-exist in the Arabian peninsula," snap the Koran-bashers, quoting a saying of the Prophet.

  15. Pope Francis Set To Make Historic Trip To Arabian Peninsula

    Pope Francis travels to the United Arab Emirates, where he will be the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, known as the cradle of Islam. The UAE is home to one million Catholics.

  16. Pope ends Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest church

    Pope Francis' visit, where he closed an East-West dialogue hosted by Bahrain, continues his policy of improving ties with the Islamic world following a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates ...

  17. Catholics travel from Saudi Arabia to attend Pope Francis' stadium Mass

    The Rhe family traveled from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend Mass with the pope in Bahrain. Alexey Gotovsky/EWTN The Rhe family practices the Catholic faith at home and has attended a private Mass ...

  18. Pope Francis Calls for Interfaith Unity in Historic Visit to Iraq

    Pope's visit is a reminder of Iraq's vanishing religious minorities. ... Saudi Arabia. By The New York Times ... As Pope Francis visits Iraq, there are growing fears among Christians that the ...

  19. As Pope Francis heads to Bahrain, where else have popes visited in the

    Listen in Arabic. Powered by automated translation. Pope Francis will begin a four-day trip to Bahrain on Thursday, his second official visit to the Gulf following his journey to the UAE in 2019. The Pope will hold Papal Mass on Saturday in the capital Manama. His predecessors made several visits to the Middle East.

  20. Pope Francis celebrates first papal mass in Arabian Peninsula

    Pope Francis became the first pontiff to deliver Mass in the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, on Tuesday, speaking in front of tens of thousands of people in Abu Dhabi at the end of a ...

  21. Why Did Pope Francis Visit the United Arab Emirates?

    The visit of Pope Francis is the natural result of his vision. I find both sets of claims incomplete, at best. A papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula is something very new indeed—as evidenced ...

  22. Pope meets with 100 priests at Rome's Holy Cross Basilica

    Pope Francis' white Fiat 500L appeared at 4 PM on Friday on the avenue leading to Rome's Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. In the historic Roman basilica in the Esquilino district, the Pope met with about a hundred parish priests, assistant parish priests, and rectors from the central sector of the Diocese of Rome, which encompasses ...

  23. Pope Francis Visits the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

    ️Pope Francis, the first pontiff to set foot on the peninsula where Islam was born, visited the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, on Monday, Feb. 4.👉 Pope Francis...

  24. Pope Francis visits Venice in first trip outside of Rome in seven

    Pope Francis prays inside St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Sunday, April 28, 2024. The Pontiff arrived for his first-ever visit to the lagoon town including the Vatican pavilion at the 60th ...

  25. Catholic imprint on six 'swing states' may shape the global future

    Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey are all members of the G-20 with a track record of seeking to expand their significance and influence. ... Naturally, Pope Francis ...

  26. Pope Francis may visit United States in September after UN invitation

    Rome Newsroom, Apr 25, 2024 / 07:22 am. Pope Francis is reportedly considering returning to the United States in September to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.

  27. Jordan's King Abdullah meets Pope Francis and Giorgia Meloni in Italy

    Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza. King Abdullah II met Pope Francis and Italian political leaders in Rome on Thursday as part of a trip focused on discussing the war in Gaza.. The Jordanian king warned President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the dangers of a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza, as the Israeli military reportedly prepares ...

  28. Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn't easy

    By Yara Nardi VENICE (Reuters) -Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art exhibition, a prison and a Mass, with the ...

  29. Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Focus on Hostage Release Efforts

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the U.S.-Arab Quint meeting with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Palestinian Authority in ...

  30. Pope drops in on the Venice Biennale and visits the Vatican pavilion

    Pope Francis visited the Holy See pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale on 28 April, marking the first time the supreme pontiff has attended the international exhibition (20 April-24 November).