The Pope’s last event in Awali, Bahrain, on November 4 was an ecumenical meeting of prayer for peace in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia. Father Rossi, responsible for the evangelization of new catechumens in the Middle East, explains how the Catholic Church supports the Catholic community in Bahrain.
(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis is currently on a visit to Bahrain. His last activity in Awali on November 4 was an ecumenical meeting of prayer for peace in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia. Most of the people living in Bahrain are immigrants from Pakistan, India and the Philippines who come to work here, and the church goes to meet them and tries to help them.
Father Rossi, responsible for the evangelization of the new catechumens in the Middle East, said in an interview on this news site: “The Church has made great efforts, and I can speak of Msgr. Hind, vicar of the apostolic vicar of the southern Arabian peninsula. and Vicar of the Apostolic Church of the North. Vicar of the Bishop of Bahrain “. The aim of the effort is to create “places that welcome these people and hold events in their language. Obviously this is not an easy task as there are many languages in Bahrain”.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed the bishop of Bahrain as the first vicar of Northern Arabia in 2011, entrusting him with important Catholic communities in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. The bishop of Bahrain, who died of illness in 2020, left a legacy of his association and respect with the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The king approved the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, supported the project initiated by the Apostolic Vicar and donated 9,000 square meters of land to build the liturgical place.
Pope Francis holds an ecumenical meeting of prayer for peace in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia. Father Rossi said once again: “The bishop of Bahrain met the new catechumens in Italy, and then in Cairo, Egypt. He invited the founder of the new catechumens, Aquilo and his collaborators, to work with a building. teachers worked together to design the Bahrain Cathedral. Aquilo designed everything. He hopes that through his art and aesthetics, the Islamic world will also see the beauty of Catholic art and the aesthetics of the Church. “
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