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Pope Francis celebrates first papal mass in Abu Dhabi

2019-02-05 4 Dailymotion

Pope Francis, on a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, celebrated mass on Tuesday with tens of thousands Catholics in Abu Dhabi.<br /> Speaking at Zayed Sports City stadium, Pope Francis made plea for peace to Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders.<br />Earlier in his visit, the Pope condemned the wars in the region, including the one in Yemen involving the UAE.<br />He also called for an increase in cooperation between Christians and Muslims.<br />Pope Francis is the first sitting leader of the Catholic Church to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. <br />

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