Pope extends Catholic patriarchs’ jurisdiction over Arabian Peninsula
Pope Francis has extended the authority of the Eastern Catholic patriarchs to their faithful living in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula.
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by bcadmin | Aug 8, 2020 | Arabian Peninsula, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Christians in the Middle East, Church in Middle East, Church in the Middle East, Eastern Rites, News, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis has extended the authority of the Eastern Catholic patriarchs to their faithful living in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 8, 2020 | Arabian Peninsula, Baptism, Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Council for the Economy, Eastern Catholic Churches, Ferragosto, lead, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, Spain, Vatican finances | 0 |
For the whole Catholic world, August 15 means the Feast of the Assumption. In Italy, it also means ferragosto, the traditional summer holiday that sees the whole country head to either the beach or the mountains, or both, roughly from the second week of August until early September.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 17, 2020 | Arabian Peninsula, CAFOD, covid, famine, Featured, News, U.S. & World News, Yemen | 0 |
CAFOD and other humanitarian agencies warn that Yemen’s health care system, already ravaged by five years of civil war, is collapsing, while its people risk famine as the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.
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