Pope Francis: Pray for my journey to Bahrain

Source: Vatican News

On Tuesday, the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square. In his address afterwards he asked everyone to pray for his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Bahrain which begins on Thursday.

He said: "It will be a journey under the banner of dialogue." While in the country, the Pope will participate in the 'Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence', which, he said, "will have as its theme 'the inescapable need for East and West to come more closely together for the sake of human coexistence."

The Holy Father added that during his trip he will "have the opportunity to engage with religious representatives, particularly Islamic ones." After the Forum for Dialogue, the Pope will meet with Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, and hold an audience with the members of the Muslim Council of Elders. These encounters will be followed by an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace with members of various Christian denominations, at the Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Awali.

The Pope concluded his address by asking for prayers for his journey.

"I ask everyone to accompany me with prayer, so that every meeting and event might be a fruitful opportunity to promote, in the name of God, the cause of fraternity and peace, which our times so desperately and urgently need."

The Pope also once again appealed for prayers for Ukraine: "Dear brothers and sisters, please, let us not forget martyred Ukraine," he said. "Let us pray for peace; let us pray that there might be peace in Ukraine."

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Papal Visit to Bahrain - https://bahrainpapalvisit.org/