Pope Francis’ UAE visit: All you need to know

  DUBAI – Pope Francis will visit the UAE on February 3 in a landmark visit seen as a testament to interfaith cooperation in the Middle East. The visit comes as the UAE marks 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. The theme for the pope’s visit is “Make me a channel of your peace”, derived from the Prayer of Peace of St. Francis of Assisi. The pope is also scheduled to celebrate a holy mass for nearly 120,000 people at Zayed Sports City Stadium at 10:30am on February 5. Tickets to the mass are free and will be distributed to parishes throughout the Arab region. The mass will also be streamed live on www.uaepapalvisit.org Here’s all you need to know about the visit:

Sunday, February 3

1pm Pope Francis departs from Rome airport to Abu Dhabi 10pm Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi's presidential airport terminal

Monday, February 4

12pm Welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace 12:20pm Pope Francis meets Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces 5pm Private meeting with the Muslim Council of Elders at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 6:10pm Interreligious meeting at The Founder's Memorial

Tuesday, February 5

9:15am Private visit to St Joseph's Cathedral 10:30am Pope Francis celebrates a holy mass at Zayed Sports City Stadium 12:40pm Farewell ceremony 1pm Pope Francis departs for 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