Anglican leaders in Arabian Gulf welcome Pope Francis’ visit to United Arab Emirates – ACNS February 7, 2019 by Fulcrum This week’s historic visit to the United Arab Emirates by Pope Francis resulted in “extraordinary scenes”, the Senior Anglican Chaplain in Abu Dhabi, Canon Andrew Thompson, has said. During his visit, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. News reports cite a variety of numbers of those attending, varying from 130,000 to 180,000. ACNS. 6 February 2019 FulcrumShareTweetShare