Pope Francis will visit Morocco on March 30 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, his second visit to a Muslim-majority country in as many months. More than 40,000 Christians – mainly foreign workers and expats – are estimated to live in Morocco, which is known for guaranteeing freedom of worship. During the trip, the pope is scheduled to hold multiple interfaith meetings, deliver an address outside a mosque in Rabat, and lead a prayer service. The upcoming visit comes after Francis traveled to the United Arab Emirates in February, becoming the first-ever Roman Catholic leader to tour a Sunni Muslim Gulf nation. The pontiff has made improving Christian-Muslim relations one of the central tenets of his papacy amid the ongoing persecution of many of his co-religionists throughout the Middle East.
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