Francis to say first Mass by a pope on Arabian peninsula in UAE


  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Dec 2018

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives at Aglona Basilica in Aglona, Latvia September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will say the first Mass by a pontiff on the Arabian peninsula in February and visit one of its largest mosques when he travels to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

A programme for the Feb. 3-5 trip released on Wednesday showed Francis will celebrate Mass in a stadium in Zayed Sports City on the last day of the trip.

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