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After a little over six hours of travel, Pope Francis arrived in the United Arab Emirates, where he will stay until Tuesday 5. This will be the first visit of a successor of Peter in the peninsula Arabic [19659002] Raimundo de Lima – Vatican City
Pope Francis is already in the United Arab Emirates. The papal plane of the company Alitalia, a B777, landed Sunday (03/02) at 21:48 local time (3:48 pm in Brasilia) at the presidential airport of Abu Dhabi after having traveled 4,298 km , for a flight of just over 6 hours [19659004] The Pontiff was also received on board by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Emirates, Bishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla. After leaving the plane, Francisco was greeted by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and two children in traditional dress who offered him flowers.
The Holy Father and the Crown Prince pbaded the guard of honor and saluted their respective delegations. The pope then hosted the great imam of al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, with whom he took the vehicle for the transfer of the airport to Al-Mushrif Palace, the official residence of the Al-Mushrif. State reserved for illustrious guests, where the pontiff will stay these days. , since it lacks a nunciature in the United Arab Emirates. The pope on the run: in the Emirates this morning it rained, a sign of blessing "/>
