▁Abd ul lah ▁of ▁Jordan ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁in ▁Am man , ▁his ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁Jordan , ▁before ▁att ending ▁the ▁general ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁on ▁ 6 – 8 ▁September ▁( 1 – 3 ▁Pi ▁K og i ▁En av ot ). ▁The ▁po pe ▁also ▁visited ▁Mount ▁Neb o ▁and ▁the ▁bapt ism ▁site ▁of ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁and ▁Jordan ▁for ▁encourag ing ▁religious ▁toler ance ▁and ▁protect ing ▁holy ▁sites . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁visited ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁as ▁Pope . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( 8 ▁Mes ori ▁ 1 7 3 3 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁visited ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁officially ▁open ▁E por o ▁Tower ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Aff ili ated ▁Reg ions . ▁ ▁Sain ts ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( M esh ir ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 3 1 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁announced ▁that ▁ 2 1 ▁Co pts ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁would ▁be ▁comm emor ated ▁as ▁mart yr ▁sain ts ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁of ▁M esh