Pope Francis's weekend trip to aims to highlight the North African nation's tradition of Christian-Muslim ties while also letting him show with migrants at Europe's door and tend to a tiny Catholic flock on the peripheries. will address the first two items on the agenda Saturday when he begins his 27-hour visit to Rabat, the Moroccan capital. "Christians have always enjoyed their rights in Morocco, including freedom of movement, church building and marriage." Muslims, Christians and Jews have long lived peacefully in Morocco, even though Catholics are a tiny minority of about 23,000. The pope is travelling to 34 years after St. John became the first pope to visit.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 30, 2019 09:22 UTC