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Watch: Pope arrives in UAE on historic visit

Abu Dhabi: Pope Francis on Monday arrived at the presidential palace to officially start his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates as cannons boomed and a military aircraft flew over trailing the yellow and white smoke of the Holy See flag.

Watch: Pope arrives in UAE on historic visit

Pope visits UAE

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Published : Feb 4, 2019, 5:31 PM IST

Pope visits UAE

Guards on horseback escorted Francis' tiny Kia car to approach the palace where a marching band, complete with bagpipers, was on hand for a red-carpet welcome at the massive, domed structure in Abu Dhabi.

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The capital's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, welcomed Francis, the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula.

The highlight of Francis' day comes on Monday afternoon when he is to meet privately with a group of Muslim elders and then address faith leaders in a show of religious tolerance in a Muslim region known for its restrictions on religious freedom.

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His 40-hour trip to Abu Dhabi culminates on Tuesday with the first-ever papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula - a gathering expected to draw some 135,000 people in a never-before-seen display of public Christian worship here.

Pope visits UAE

Guards on horseback escorted Francis' tiny Kia car to approach the palace where a marching band, complete with bagpipers, was on hand for a red-carpet welcome at the massive, domed structure in Abu Dhabi.

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The capital's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, welcomed Francis, the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula.

The highlight of Francis' day comes on Monday afternoon when he is to meet privately with a group of Muslim elders and then address faith leaders in a show of religious tolerance in a Muslim region known for its restrictions on religious freedom.

Also Read: High-tech art show celebrates Japan's flowers

His 40-hour trip to Abu Dhabi culminates on Tuesday with the first-ever papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula - a gathering expected to draw some 135,000 people in a never-before-seen display of public Christian worship here.

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ABU DHABI TV - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Abu Dhabi - 4 February 2019
1. Various of Pope Francis, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at ceremony, greeting UAE and Vatican officials
2. Francis walking with officials
3. Top shot of welcome ceremony
4. Francis walking into welcome ceremony
5. Various of welcome ceremony, Pope listening to UAE national anthem
6. Close of Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
7. Top shot of welcome ceremony
8. Wide of welcome ceremony
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis opened his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday with a grandiose, pomp-filled welcome ceremony before he was to address faith leaders in a show of religious tolerance in a Muslim region known for its restrictions on religious freedom.
Francis arrived at the Abu Dhabi presidential palace in a simple Kia hatchback, but was greeted with an artillery salute and military flyover by a country now at war.
Francis stood sombrely between Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Emirati vice president and prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as the Vatican and Emirati anthems played and delegations were introduced.
The highlight of Francis' day comes on Monday afternoon when he is to meet privately with a group of Muslim elders and then addresses faith leaders.
His 40-hour trip to Abu Dhabi culminates on Tuesday with the first-ever papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula - a gathering expected to draw some 135,000 people in a never-before-seen display of public Christian worship here.
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