{"id":24590,"date":"2018-12-06T22:23:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24590"},"modified":"2018-12-06T22:23:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:23:44","slug":"pope-francis-will-visit-the-uae-in-february-vatican-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24590","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis will visit the UAE in February: Vatican City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nABU DHABI: Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi in the UAE\u00a0in February, the Vatican said on Thursday, in his seventh trip to a predominantly Muslim nation to call for inter-religious peace.<\/p>\n

\nThe trip will take place from Feb. 3-5. The Vatican said the pope had accepted an invitation from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the Catholic community there. He will attend an inter-faith meeting.<\/p>\n

\nCrown Prince Mohammed said in a tweet that the pope “is a symbol of peace, tolerance and the promotion of brotherhood. We look forward to a historic visit, through which we will seek dialogue on the peaceful coexistence among peoples.”<\/p>\n

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\nThe UAE is delighted to welcome His Holiness Pope Francis on the upcoming visit to the UAE. He is a symbol of peace, tolerance and the promotion of brotherhood. We look forward to a historic visit, through which we will seek dialogue on the peaceful coexistence among peoples. pic.twitter.com\/xdsmU18HpO<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPope Francis was quick in the months\u00a0after his election in 2013 to make overtures to worshippers from other religions, inviting two old friends from Buenos Aires \u2013 a Rabbi and a Muslim professor \u2013 on a trip to the Middle East where he condemned religious hatred.<\/p>\n

\nFrancis has already visited Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Bangladesh and Azerbaijan, the Palestinian territories and used those trips to call for inter-religious dialogue and to condemn the notion of violence in the name of God.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe theme of the visit is ‘Make Me a Channel of Your Peace’ \u2013 and that’s the Pope\u2019s intention in going to the United Arab Emirates. How all people of goodwill can work for peace will be a major topic on this trip,\u201d\u00a0Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said.<\/p>\n

\nThe theme is taken from the opening words of the Prayer of Peace of Francis of Assisi, the saint whose name the pope took during his election ceremony.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis visit, like the one to Egypt (in 2017), shows the fundamental importance the Holy Father gives to inter-religious dialogue. Pope Francis visiting the Arab world is a perfect example of the culture of encounter,\u201d\u00a0Burke said.<\/p>\n

\nBishop Paul Hinder of the Arabian Vicariate of Southern Arabia (UAE, Oman and Yemen) said: \u201cI express my gratitude to the UAE government, which has made this visit possible. I urge the Christian community and our Catholic faithful that we respect and cooperate with the instructions of a special team, which is being put in place for the visit.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe team will work closely with the government to ensure this visit goes smoothly and according to plan.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe generosity of the UAE government has also been extended in making it possible to celebrate a Mass, which will be on February 5 at a public venue in Abu Dhabi. These are warm and kind gestures that we appreciate and acknowledge.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe pope’s trip to the UAE will come ahead of a visit in March to Morocco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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