{"id":2245,"date":"2019-01-28T09:55:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T09:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/pope-francis-uae-visit\/"},"modified":"2019-01-28T09:55:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T09:55:13","slug":"pope-francis-uae-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/news\/pope-francis-uae-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Pope’s Visit To The UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A truly historic occasion is upon us. The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis<\/a> will visit the UAE for three days at the beginning of February.<\/p>\n

It’s the first official Papal visit to the UAE, and here he will participate in the \u201cInternational Interfaith Meeting on Human Fraternity\u201d and perform a public mass to over 100k people who have applied in advance for free tickets.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about the Papal visit<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

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He was invited by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi<\/h3>\n
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The 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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He arrives late evening on February 3 and leave on midday on February 5<\/h3>\n

The inter religious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial takes place at 6:10 pm and Pope Francis will enjoy a private visit to St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Abu Dhabi at 9:15am on February 5.<\/p>\n

There’s a website dedicated to the visit, where you can see his full schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

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The public Papal Mass takes place at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi at 10.30am<\/h3>\n

Tickets are currently being distributed to parishes across the UAE. Tickets applicants have been advised they will be issued one ticket for entry and one ticket for transport.<\/p>\n

The Government of Abu Dhabi has arranged free transportation from designated hubs across the UAE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There will be designated parking at the Yas Gateway Access Hub and walkers are advised to carry their Emirates ID.<\/p>\n

The venue hosts 120,000 people, arrive early and expect waiting time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Pope is a symbol of peace and tolerance and his visit is an important mark of support for the UAE’s 2019 Year of Tolerance<\/a>
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Pope Francis will depart from Abu Dhabi to Rome at 1pm on February 5<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

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