Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. The visit Nov. 3-6 has two main goals: to speak at the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence and to encourage the predominantly expatriate Catholic and Christian communities who live and work in the Muslim-majority region. Underlining the theme of the visit, "Peace on Earth to people of goodwill," the pope is expected to be a "messenger of peace," appealing to all people and nations to come together, free from prejudice and open to seeing each other as brothers and sisters.
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