speaking to us from jang song thank you very much for that sure. pope francis is setting off on a historic visit the time that this speech is the 1st one to have to travel to the laws of the buddhist country in nearly 4 decades francis from preside over a range of from a just set of remains and meet with members of thailand's small but significant kept the community when you have been prepping for the visit for weeks. your. own thailand's catholic community is abuzz with excitement the students are rehearsing for a performance at the national stadium in bangkok where pope francis is shitheel to hold a holy mass. news about the pope's arrival has made all of us feel very excited i've never seen him in person so i make stream me eager to show him how strong i believe i am in catholicism. at a convent in a different part of town seamstresses have been working overtime to ensure the pontiff and just entourage decked out in the country's finest threads. they've prepared more than 200 ceremony of robes and head with the papal visit. it's been so long sin