Bahrain: Holy Door opened for Jubilee of Arabian Martyrs
The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Aldo Berardi, celebrates Mass in Awali, Bahrain, and opened the Holy Door for the Jubilee celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Arethas and companions.
05 November 2023
By Vatican News
As the Church in the Arabian Peninsula begins its Holy Year for the 1,500th anniversary of the Martyrs of Arabia (523-2023), one of two Holy Doors was opened during Mass in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia in Awali, Bahrain.
Bishop Aldo Berardi, the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, presided over the ritual to open the Holy Door and celebrated the Mass.
Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent, the Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, delivered the homily.
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