Trip 2018 to Bahrain for the Ground-breaking ceremony for Cathedral

Bahrain Ground-Breaking ceremony for Cathedral. 09 June 2018
The ceremony took place in Bahrain. There were many officials from the Churches (Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to the Arabian Peninsula, many priests from the Vicariate of Northern Arabia (Qatar, Kuweit, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, also the sisters and many faithful form the Vicariate; some representatives of the other churches and some Protestants). Also the representitives of the Bahraini government. Altogether c. 1000 participants. It was a liturgical, prayerful ceremony with readings and religious songs. At the end a capsule was buried with some documents about the history of the Catholic Church, the Vicariate of the Northern Arabia and the history of the Cathedral.
BAHRAIN / NATIONAL 16/00003
Forwarding of a donation from ACN France (Mr. Serge de Changy) for : Construction of Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA) Bahrain