Pope Francis plans to celebrate Mass at the national sports stadium in Bahrain on Saturday. Thousands of believers are expected to attend the religious service in the morning during the third day of the pope’s visit to the Gulf state. In the afternoon, the head of the Catholic Church is due to meet young people at a school. The 85-year-old’s trip to Bahrain has been marked by dialogue with Islam. Francis previously called for cooperation between religions for peace and denounced human rights violations and unfair working conditions in the region.