On March 30 and 31 Pope Francis will travel to Morocco.
WHY IS HE TRAVELING TO MOROCCO?
Pope Francis embarks on his 28th international journey with the same intention as his trip to the United Arab Emirates. The goal is to strengthen relationships with Islam. Now, he will pursue that goal in a country very close to Europe.
ADNANE MOKRANI
Professor, Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies
'Starting in the Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arab world, and now going to Morocco in the western part, the pope wishes, symbolically, to embrace the whole Arab world, from east to west, as a sign of peace, welcome and encounter.”
MSGR. KHALED B. AKASHEH
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
'The pope is going as a messenger of peace and peace is at the heart of all religions. We must seek peace in our Scriptures, in our traditions and in our hearts. Thus, the pope is going to Morocco really as a promoter of peace.”
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GOING TO MOROCCO?
