Is the pope returning to the United Arab Emirates?

As he clears his schedule, Pope Francis looks likely to attend the COP 28 climate change summit next month.

Pope Francis may be returning to the Middle East, to take part in a climate summit at the end of November, according to sources close to the pontiff.

The summit, “COP28,” is a United Nations conference on climate change, and was discussed at length in the pope’s most recently-published apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum.

Pope Francis was greeted at the UAE's presidential palace during a 2019 visit. Credit: UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs.

Sources close to the Vatican Secr…