Pope Francis thanks the Madonna
after UAE visit
After landing in Rome, Feb., 5 at the end of his apostolic
visit to the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis visited the Basilica of St.
Mary Major.
By Robin Gomes
The Etihad Airways flight carrying Pope Francis from Abu
Dhabi at the end of his Feb. 3-5 apostolic visit to the UAE, landed ahead of
schedule at Rome’s Ciampino airport Tuesday evening.
As is already a tradition with him after every apostolic
visit outside Italy, he paid a visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in
Rome before heading to the Vatican.
He briefly prayed before the icon of the Madonna
Salus Populi Romani thanking Our Lady for the apostolic visit.
He does so also before every foreign visit.
The theme of the 2-day visit was the prayer of St. Francis
of Assisi, “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”.
After landing in Abu Dhabi, Sunday night, the Pope’s first
full day, Monday, was dedicated toencounter with authorities and the
Muslim world and pursuing interreligious dialogue.
Tuesday, day 2, was dedicated to the Catholics living in the
UAE. He visited Abu Dhabi’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral and
celebrated Holy Mass at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City in the presence of some
180,000 people.
Pope Francis was seen off at a farewell ceremony at the
presidential airport of Abu Dhabi, with about thirty UAE government authorities
in attendance.
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