The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia is expected to be the spiritual home of approximately 80,000 Catholics. The inauguration is underway at Our Lady Arabia Cathedral in Awali, Bahrain, last week. The ...

MANAMA, Bahrain — On Dec. 10, a joyous Catholic event will take place in Bahrain, a predominantly Muslim island nation in the Persian Gulf. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the prefect of the Vatican ...

ALBAWABA - Bahrain held its first Mass on Sunday for its Christian community in the country. It was held in the largest Catholic church according to Anadolu. Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in “Our ...

Manama (Agenzia Fides) - It will be dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia, and will become one of the main Catholic churches of the Arabian Peninsula, seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. The ...

While Christianity is fading in countries across the Middle East and North Africa, the tiny island country of Bahrain recently opened the largest Catholic church in the Gulf, giving a tremendous boost ...

Manama, Dec. 10 (BNA): Heads of churches in Bahrain have affirmed that the opening of the Arabian Gulf’s largest Catholic cathedral in Bahrain confirms His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s ...

Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in “Our Lady of Arabia" church, which is located 20 kilometers south of the capital, Manama. The church, the largest in the Arab Gulf region, was opened on Thursday at ...

Manama (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Thursday, December 9, the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia was inaugurated by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representing the King of Bahrain ...

The official inauguration by King Hamad is set for 9 December, followed by the consecration the next day in a ceremony led by Card Tagle. Bishop Ballin, who passed last year, was the driving force ...

The new church will be dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia, the patron saint of the peninsula. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appreciates the Pope’s role in promoting tolerance and coexistence. Jewish and ...

MANAMA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The largest cathedral in the Gulf region opened on Thursday in Awali, the southern part of Bahrain, highlighting Bahrain's religious tolerance. The state-of-the-art Our Lady ...