Pope Francis makes history with Muslim dialogue in UAE

Pope Francis is planning to attend an interfaith meeting in the UAE as part of his outreach to Muslims.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Grand Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, the head of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's premier Islamic institution. Source: MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS

Pope Francis, the first leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics to visit the Arabian Peninsula, will attend an interfaith meeting in the UAE on Monday as part of his outreach to Muslims.

The pope's highly publicised 48-hour visit to the United Arab Emirates will also include an open-air mass on Tuesday for 135,000 of the Muslim country's million Catholic residents.

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