His Holiness Pope Francis has an audience with Their Majesties the King and Queen at the Ambara Villa in Dusit Palace on Thursday. Pope Francis expressed concerns over the plight of those suffering from mistreatment during the Holy Mass at the Supachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok on Thursday evening. Speaking in front of an audience of about 70,000, Pope Francis expressed concern about women and children, who are often victims of prostitution and human trafficking. Pope Francis added that his concerns include migrants without homes and families who feel abandoned as well as exploited fishermen and beggars. The last pope to visit Thailand was Pope Saint John Paul II, who visited the country over four decades ago in 1984.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2019 23:14 UTC