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Pope to include Latter-day Saints in interfaith meeting during groundbreaking visit to Mongolia

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially claims more than 12,500 members in Mongolia in 24 congregations.

(Andrew Medichini | The Associated Press) Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia this week to minister to one of the world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the East Asian country. His trip is a historic meeting of East and West. Officially, there are only 1,450 Catholics in Mongolia and the Catholic Church has only had a sanctioned presence since 1992, after Mongolia shrugged off its Soviet-allied communist government.

(Andrew Medichini | The Associated Press) Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia this week to minister to one of the world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the East Asian country. His trip is a historic meeting of East and West. Officially, there are only 1,450 Catholics in Mongolia and the Catholic Church has only had a sanctioned presence since 1992, after Mongolia shrugged off its Soviet-allied communist government.

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By Nicole Winfield | The Associated Press