Pope kicks off Asia tour with Thai Buddhist temple visit
Pope Francis is given a red-carpet welcome by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha at the Government House in Bangkok today. The pontiff is on his first visit to Thailand, where he will spend four days before heading to Japan. – EPA pic, November 21, 2019.
POPE Francis will visit one of Thailand’s famed gilded temples today to meet the supreme Buddhist patriarch, on the first full day of his Asian tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. The 82-year-old pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist-majority Thailand, where he will spend four days before setting off to Japan.
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