Pope Francis will travel to Bahrain from November 3 to 6 as part of a forum for dialogue between East and West, the first pontiff to visit the kingdom of the Arabian Peninsula, the Vatican announced on Wednesday (September 28).
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Responding to the invitation of civil and religious authorities, Pope Francis will make an apostolic trip to Bahrain from November 3 to 6,
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