Extensive preparations are underway to receive Pope Francis, who is visiting Bahrain for the first time. An official reception will be given to the Pope who will arrive at Sakhir Airbase tomorrow at 4.45 pm.
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will meet at Sakhir Palace at 5:30 p.m. At 6.10am, the Pope will attend a reception in the courtyard of Sakhir Palace and at 6.30am, the Pope will meet with dignitaries from various fields. The Pope will participate in the closing ceremony of the conference on the theme of ‘East and West for Human Coexistence’ at 10 am on Friday.
The conference will be held at Zakir Royal Palace Al Fida Square. Al Azhar Grant Imam Dr. Eminent people including Ahmad Attwayyib will participate in the conference. The Pope will meet with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar at 4 pm that day. Meetings and prayers for peace will be held with members of the Muslim Council of Elders at Sakhir Palace Mosque at 4.30 p.m. and with representatives of the Christian Church at Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral at 5.45 p.m.
The Pope will offer Holy Mass at the Bahrain National Stadium at 8.30 am on Saturday. A meeting with the youth will be held at Sacred Heart School at 5 pm. After attending prayers at Manama Sacred Heart Church at 9.30 am on Sunday morning, the Pope will see off at Sakhir Airbase at 12.30 pm.
Registration is in progress through the website bahrainpapalvisit.org to attend the Mass to be held at the Bahrain National Stadium on the 5th of this month.
The Bahraini Cabinet meeting assessed that Bahrain upholds the message of cooperation and unity and that the visit will be useful for strengthening the joint policy positions. The meeting welcomed the visit, stressing that Bahrain remains committed to upholding human rights and promoting peace.
public mass; More than twenty thousand people registered
Attendance at the public Mass during the Pope’s visit has exceeded twenty thousand. Registration for the Mass to be held at the Bahrain National Stadium on the 5th of this month is being done through the website bahrainpapalvisit.org.