Pope’s visit a sign of unity, dialogue in a tragic moment of history

The Pope will be in Bahrain from 3 to 6 November. He will visit the cities of Manama and Awali, where he will take part in the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence”. The main events include the Holy Mass at Bahrain National Stadium and a meeting with young people at the Sacred Heart School. Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, in an interview with L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio-Vatican News, states that “in a world characterized by tensions, oppositions, and conflicts,” the Pope’s visit and the events in Bahrain in which he will participate are “a message of unity, cohesion, and peace”. Your Eminence, Francis will be the first Pope to visit Bahrain. How did this visit come about? The visit stems from an invitation that the King of Bahrain addressed to the Holy Father, first in a more informal ...