Pope speaks in Arabic

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, speaking for the first time in Arabic during his weekly prayer before the pilgrims at the Vatican.

"Pope prays for all people who speak Arabic. Blessings be upon you, "said the Holy Father, through a designee.

Officially, the inclusion of Arabic to the list of languages ​​in which the Pope gives his wishes was made ​​to show support with Christian minorities in the Middle East.

The weekly meeting of the Pope with many countries become pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, where a vicarious read the blessings of the Holy Father in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Hungarian and rarely even other languages​​, imposed by the presence of a large number of believers from a slot.

However, this was the first time I held a brief report in Arabic.

Vatican officials said the "BBC" report prepared in this language is a signal directed support Christians in the Middle East countries, where there are also some of the earliest shrines of Christianity.