Ahmadi (Agenzia Fides) – “This historic recognition by the Holy See is not only a great honor for our Vicariate, but a profound affirmation of the living faith of our people in the Arabian Peninsula.” ...

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 ...

Against the backdrop of mosque minarets and a desert oil field, the biggest Catholic church in the Arabian peninsula opened its doors in Bahrain on Thursday. The cavernous Cathedral of Our Lady of ...

Violence and bloodshed is turning the "Arab Spring" into winter, the head of Lebanon's Maronite Church said, threatening Christians and Muslims alike across the Middle East. Subscribe to read this ...

Ruwais (Agenzia Fides) - Important days begin for the Catholic community of the United Arab Emirates. Today, 16 December at 6.00 pm, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ruwais will be inaugurated, ...

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 16: The Church of Our Lady of Arabia in Ahmadi, Kuwait, has been elevated to the rank of Minor Basilica, a decree announced on June 28 by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the ...

Every year, the Lebanese visit Kadisha, the Holy Valley. Today, the ‘holy valleys’ to visit are in Baghdad and Alexandria. Eastern Christians must defend themselves. They must also be ready to accept ...

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I spent one of the best Christmases of my life in Syria three years ago. The violence that would rip that country apart was only months away, but nobody knew that yet, and I took a break from ...