Pope Francis Makes ‘Historic’ Gulf Tour Amid Yemen Crisis and Christian Repression The pope on Sunday became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula, on a trip intended to improve relations with the Muslim world and bolster the Mideast’s persecuted Christian minority. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Sri Lanka Says 15 Died in Raid, Including 4 Suicide BombersCanada Letter: Are Middle-Class Canadians Still the World’s Richest?Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate GrandmothersKnives Were Left on Japanese Prince’s School Desk, Police SayBritain’s Big Squeeze: Austerity-Battered U.K. ‘Retreating Behind a Nuclear Shield’Serial-Killing Case Shocks Cyprus as Police Come In for Criticism