Category: 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain – Live Coverage

In Bahrain, pope sees joy of Catholic minority, deepens ties with Muslims

by bcadmin | Nov 7, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, lead, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis | 0 |

Traveling as a “sower of peace” to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis further strengthened ties with the Muslim world and witnessed the joy and vitality of its minority and predominately expatriate Christian population.

Pope: Chauvinism kills human progress; fight for equal rights must go on

by bcadmin | Nov 7, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic News Service, lead, News, Papal plane, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |

A society that does not give women the same rights and opportunities as men will become impoverished, Pope Francis said at the end of a four-day visit to Bahrain.

Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Associated Press, lead, News, Papal plane, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |

Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a “crime” on Sunday and said the fight for women’s rights, equality and opportunity must continue for the good of society.

Pope appeals for Lebanon leaders to put interests aside

by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Church in the Middle East, lead, Lebanon, News, Papal plane, Papal Trips, Pope Francis | 0 |

Pope Francis appealed Sunday for Lebanon’s politicians to put their personal interests aside and agree on a path to help the country emerge from years of economic meltdown and a new political vacuum.

Pope urges care of prisoners in Bahrain as inmates’ families arrested

by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic Church, Church in the Middle East, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Prison, Prisoners | 0 |

One day after several family members of inmates on death row were detained, Pope Francis made another appeal on behalf of prisoners, thanking those who minister to them and saying their treatment is a reflection of society as a whole.

Pope urges youth in Bahrain to be ‘champions of fraternity’

by bcadmin | Nov 5, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, fraternity, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Young People | 0 |

In a meeting with young people in Bahrain, Pope Francis tasked them with building a future based on fraternity and concern for others, rather than conflict, saying each one of them is essential to making this vision come to fruition.

Fraternity is built by daily choosing love, pope tells Catholics in Bahrain

by bcadmin | Nov 5, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic Church, Church in the Middle East, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis | 0 |

Pope Francis celebrated Mass for Catholics in Bahrain Saturday, telling attendees of the liturgy to always act with love and fraternity, even amid difficult and oppressive situations, as this is the only real path to peace.

At Gulf’s largest cathedral, Pope tells Christians to embrace diversity

by bcadmin | Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Church in the Middle East, Ecumenism, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis | 0 |

Speaking at the largest Catholic church in the Persian Gulf, known for its many different rites and communities, Pope Francis told an ecumenical gathering that embracing this diversity is key to achieving unity.

Pope tells Bahraini Muslim leaders that unity, fraternity are the path to peace

by bcadmin | Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic-Muslim relations, Church in the Middle East, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Persian Gulf, Pope Francis | 0 |

Pope Francis met with Bahrain’s Muslim Council of Elders on his second day in the country, telling members that peace can only be achieved by moving beyond past conflicts and joining forces to promote the common good.

Pope in Bahrain advocates for religious freedom, action on extremism

On his first full day in Bahrain, Pope Francis told attendees of a high-profile interfaith summit aimed at reinforcing dialogue with Islam that full religious freedom is a prerequisite to peace, and mere tolerance is not enough.

Pope begins Bahrain visit condemning death penalty

by bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic-Muslim relations, Death penalty, human rights, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |

In his first formal appointment in the Gulf nation of Bahrain, Pope Francis Thursday condemned the use of the death penalty, which is still in force in the country and has been condemned by human rights activists.

Pope presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain

by bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Catholic-Muslim relations, Church in the Middle East, lead, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis | 0 |

Pope Francis is bringing his message of dialogue with the Muslim world to the kingdom of Bahrain, where the Sunni-led government is hosting an interfaith conference on East-West coexistence.