Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gather in Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media
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Pope Francis greets the crowd in Bahrain's national soccer stadium before offering Mass on Nov. 5, 2022. / Vatican Media
Rome Newsroom, Nov 5, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
About 30,000 people crowded into a soccer stadium on Saturday morning to attend the first public papal Mass in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a Muslim-majority island country in the Persian Gulf.
In the crowd was Julius Rhe, who traveled with his wife and son from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where restrictions prohibit the celebration of Catholic Masses in public.
“We are very honored to be part of this very, very memorable event. . . . We are very blessed,” Rhe told EWTN on Nov. 5.
The Rhe family traveled from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend Mass with the pope in Bahrain. Alexey Gotovsky/EWTN
The Rhe family practices the Catholic faith at home and has attended a private Mass in an apartment while living in Saudi Arabia.
According to Bahrain’s Daily Tribune, around 2,900 of the registered atte
Pope Francis greets the crowd in Bahrain's national soccer stadium before offering Mass on Nov. 5, 2022. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Nov 5, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).About 30,000 people crowded into a soccer stadium on Saturday morning to attend the first public papal Mass in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a Muslim-majority island country in the Persian Gulf.In the crowd was Julius Rhe, who traveled with his wife and son from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where restrictions prohibit the celebration of Catholic Masses in public. "We are very honored to be part of this very, very memorable event. . . . We are very blessed," Rhe told EWTN on Nov. 5.The Rhe family traveled from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend Mass with the pope in Bahrain. Alexey Gotovsky/EWTNThe Rhe family practices the Catholic faith at home and has attended a private Mass in an apartment while living in Saudi Arabia. According to Bahrain s Daily Tribune, around 2,900 of the registered attendees at the stadium Mass with Pop