Pope Francis touches down in the UAE - in pictures

The first pontiff to ever set foot in the Arabian Peninsula was welcomed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on Sunday evening

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - February 3, 2019: Day one of the UAE Papal visit - HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R), receives His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church (L), at the Presidential Airport.

( Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs )
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi, on February 4, 2019. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Feb 04, 2019

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