Pope Francis was set to meet Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch, prime m...
Pope Francis and his cousin Sister Ana Rosa Sivori walk with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during their arrival at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
During his visit to the Southeast Asian country, the pope is expected to speak out on human trafficking and to urge compassion for refugees. Thailand’s prime minister is hosting official welcoming ceremonies on Thursday before the pope meets with the supreme patriarch of Thai Buddhists, Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong, who at 91 is nearly a decade older than the pope.
Thailand’s Catholics number just a little more than 380,000 in a country of more than 65 million, but the small community has thrived.
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