MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) – The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain to showcase its traditions of religious ...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest Christian buildings in the Arabian Gulf—the first physical evidence of a long-lost community. Christianity today is not something usually associated ...

MANAMA, Bahrain (Reuters) -Pope Francis departed from Bahrain on Sunday after a four-day trip that culminated with a visit to the Gulf's oldest Catholic church, where he told bishops, priests and nuns ...

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia is expected to be the spiritual home of approximately 80,000 Catholics. The inauguration is underway at Our Lady Arabia Cathedral in Awali, Bahrain, last week. The ...

MANAMA, Bahrain - The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain to showcase its traditions of religious tolerance in ...

The building survived as it had a later mosque built on top of it. (University of Exeter) Archaeologists from the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and ...

Former US military veteran, Juan Carethers, has witnessed the power and ferocity of deadly weapons and cutting-edge technology. However, he says that he draws strength from his daily visits to a ...

MANAMA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - When Pope Francis visits Bahrain this week, it will be a dream come true for many Christians in the Gulf Arab country, but especially for Najla Uchi, whose father helped ...

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 Dec. 9. The cavernous Cathedral of Our Lady of ...