Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in February, the Vatican said on Thursday, in his seventh trip to a predominantly Muslim nation to call for inter-religious peace.<\/p>\n
The 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 tiny Catholic community there. He will attend an inter-faith meeting.<\/p>\n
Francis 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
\u201cThe theme of the visit is \u2018Make Me a Channel of Your Peace\u2019 and that\u2019s 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 Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said.<\/p>\n
The theme is taken from the opening words of the Prayer of Peace of Francis of Assisi, the saint whose name the pope took when he was elected in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis visit, like the one to Egypt, (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 Burke said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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