Pope Francis ended the first-ever trip by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula with mass at an open-air sports stadium. The Vatican said the trip was meant to highlight fraternity among religions.
His three-day trip was intended to promote religious fraternity and diversity, at a time when long-established Christian communities in the Middle East are dwindling.
Pope Francis is the first pontiff to visit the Arabian peninsula after arriving in the United Arab Emirates. He's taking part in an interfaith conference and he'll celebrate mass.
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