The Pope is in Bahrain
His Holiness Pope Francis is visiting Bahrain. This is the first time a Pope has visited Bahrain, a Muslim state in the Persian Gulf region.
Vatican records show that the number of Catholics in Bahrain, which has a population of 1.5 million, is 1,61,000.
The first thing the Pope did when he arrived in Bahrain was to meet with the King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa. The 85-year-old Pope Francis received a warm welcome from the King of Bahrain.
The 85-year-old Pope Francis came to Bahrain from the Vatican with great difficulty. The Pope told the media who accompanied him to Bahrain that he was suffering from pain in his feet. In Bahrain, the Pope traveled with the help of a wheelchair.
(Reuters)
