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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit can help promote Islamic-Christian dialogue. But it must be said that we do not start from scratch and too many times only the most problematic or negative aspects are highlighted... The basis already exists, we can make progress: the fact that the Pope visits the Arabian peninsula for the first time is a sign very positive, a sign of hope". This is what Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Vatican dicastery that has jurisdiction over the Apostolic Vicariates in the Arabian Peninsula, and on all the Catholic communities of the area, said during an interview with Agenzia Fides, on the eve of the Pope Francis' visit to the United Arab Emirates from 3 to 5 February.
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