Muslims hope that Pope Francis will visit Rome's mosque during the current Catholic Jubilee Year of Mercy, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Italy told Adnkronos International (AKI) on Thursday.
"We hope the Pope's visit to Rome's mosque will take place during the Jubilee," Rayed Krimly told AKI.
"We are still waiting for an answer from the Vatican to fix a date for this visit, but we all know how full the Pope's diary is," said Krimly, who is also president of Rome's mosque and Islamic Centre.
Krimly headed a delegation of Muslims who last month presented an official invitation to Francis to visit Rome's mosque during a papal audience.
The Vatican audience took place on 20 January, just days after Francis made a landmark visit to Rome's synagogue.
