Latest Breaking News On - Northern arabia - Page 8 : comparemela.com

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

Saudi arabiaUnited arab emiratesAr riyaKingdom of bahrainOur ladyPope franciAlexey gotovskiy alexeygotovskiyPope francisAlexey gotovskyBahrain national stadium on novJulius rheCatholic massesDaily tribuneKing fahd causewaySouth asianNational stadium