Rome (AsiaNews) – The latest brutal war between Israel and Hamas following the attack by the extremist movement on October 7 is beginning to generate \”tensions and concerns\” in the Gulf region. An invasion of Gaza \”could change everything,” this according to Bishop Aldo Berardi, the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, A member of the […]
(by Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia) There are over one million Catholics in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia Christianity in Arabia is a very ancient reality. The current reality is very different from the past. Throughout the Arabian Peninsula there are almost three million Catholics, although having the exact number, especially
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In the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (by Bishop Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia) The presence and testimony of Christians in the Arabian Peninsula is an interesting topic that deserves serious attention. From the perspective of external observers, and in particular the Western Church, it is often assumed that the region throughout its
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L’Osservatore Romano (by Roberto Cetera) To anyone who attends a course on the history of religions it is almost always represented, hastily and superficially, that the situation of the Arabian Peninsula before the advent of Islam was socially characterized by tribalism and, from a religious point of view, from a widespread paganism made up of
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On 29th August 2023, Pope Francis through the Apostolic Penitentiary graciously granted the request of Their Excellencies, Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, and Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, for a Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions from 24th
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In the video below, the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, H.E. Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. introduces the Jubilee Year and highlights how it will be celebrated in our vicariate.
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