Pope Francis Receives an Abrahamic Family House Delegation from the UAE in the Vatican


Pope Francis received a delegation of the Abrahamic Family House in the Vatican on October 28th, and encouraged them in promoting human fraternity.
 The Abrahamic Family House is a single complex in the United Arab Emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi, which unites a synagogue, a church and a mosque.
The unique structure, inaugurated in early 2023, promotes and further facilitates the living out of interreligious coexistence and harmony laid out in the historic 2019 Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.
During the audience, Pope Francis thanked the delegation, which was led by the President of the Abrahamic Family House, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, for their efforts in realizing the aspirations of the Document. There were also representatives from the Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue present.
The Abrahamic Family House, which came to fruition following the Pope's historic visit to the Emirates in February 2019, as the first Pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, encapsules the principles outlined in the Document on Human Fraternity.
Located in the Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, the Abrahamic Family House is a centre for learning, dialogue and faith.
The three Houses of Worship it encompasses are the His Eminence Ahmed Al-Tayeb Mosque, the Saint Francis Catholic Church, which honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue.
Since opening in 2023, the Church has welcomed 130,000 worshippers for services and prayers, and has hosted more than 100 events, including marking important moments in the Christian liturgical calendar and celebratory occasions such as weddings and baptisms.
The delegation made a symbolic presentation of St. Francis Church, located within the Abrahamic Family House, expressing appreciation of the Pope and Catholic Church’s commitment to advancing interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence worldwide.
That Document on Human Fraternity was co-signed by the Pope and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb in Abu Dhabi, who similarly received a delegation from the Abrahamic Family House on 20 October.
Source: Vatican News


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