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Their Majesties King, Queen and HRH Crown Prince accompany Pope Francis to the Baptism Site in Jordan
May 24, 2014
His Majesty King Abdullah II, Her Majesty Queen Rania al-Abdullah and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Saturday accompanied Pope Francis in a tour to the Baptism Site on the Jordan River bank in the Jordan Valley.
Pope Francis prayed in the Baptism site and on the Jordan River bank. At the Latin Church in the Baptism Site, Pope Francis met with a number of disabled children and Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the attendance of HRH Prince Ghazi bin Mohammad, the King's Adviser for Religious and Cultural Affairs and Personal envoy.
