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Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “We celebrate Saint Arethas and Companions, we celebrate the conclusion of this jubilee year but above all we celebrate Jesus, the Risen One who opens the doors of Paradise revealing to us the love of God the Father and infuses us with the Holy Spirit to live now as children of

The conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions marks yet another significant milestone for the Church in the Arabian Peninsula. The Holy Year, in commemoration of the 1500th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Arethas and his Companions, has been a time of spiritual renewal and will culminate in a solemn closing

About 1,000 Catholics in Bahrain attended Mass to mark third anniversary of the opening of Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral 14 December 2023 About 1,000 Catholics in Bahrain attended a special Mass on Dec. 10 to mark the third anniversary of the opening of Arabian peninsula’s biggest cathedral and welcomed the relics of Christian martyrs

A conversation with Msgr. Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia By Simone Baroncia Awali, Friday, December 1, 2023 2:00 pm (ACI Press). In recent weeks, the extraordinary jubilee in the Apostolic Vicariates of Arabia for the 1500th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Arethas and Companions opened with a solemn Eucharistic celebration in the

November 11, 2023 A music video in honor of St. Arethas which was recorded in Malayalam was recently launched on the occasion of the Jubilee. Bro. Gibu Thomas from the Malayalam-speaking community composed the lyrics of the song, paying tribute to the courageous witness of St. Arethas and his steadfast faith in the Cross. The

Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, presides over Mass for the opening of the Holy Door at St. Joseph\’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi, as part of the Jubilee for the 1,500th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Arethas and companions.   By Deborah Castellano Lubov 9th November 2023 As the Church in

The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Aldo Berardi, celebrates Mass in Awali, Bahrain, and opened the Holy Door for the Jubilee celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Arethas and companions.   By Vatican News – 4th November 2023 As the Church in the Arabian Peninsula begins its Holy Year for the 1,500th

On October 24, 2023, the Church of the Arabian Peninsula turned festive as it celebrated the opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions on the occasion of the 1500th anniversary of their martyrdom. A Solemn Pontifical Mass was presided by Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., apostolic vicar of Northern Arabia, and concelebrated by