Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 09 Oct 2022 11:26:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Bahrain trip blends Muslim outreach, Catholic ministry https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/10/10/pope-bahrain-trip-blends-muslim-outreach-catholic-ministry/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:50:01 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=152829 Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Bahrain blends three of his top priorities as pope: Ministering to a tiny Catholic community, promoting dialogue with the Muslim world and fostering relations with other Christian communities, according to details released Thursday by the Vatican. The Nov 3-6 visit will mark Francis' second trip to the Gulf, his second Read more

Pope Bahrain trip blends Muslim outreach, Catholic ministry... Read more]]> Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Bahrain blends three of his top priorities as pope: Ministering to a tiny Catholic community, promoting dialogue with the Muslim world and fostering relations with other Christian communities, according to details released Thursday by the Vatican.

The Nov 3-6 visit will mark Francis' second trip to the Gulf, his second to a majority Muslim nation in as many months and his second to participate in an interfaith gathering sponsored by someone other than the Vatican to promote dialogue among people of different faiths.

Just as he did in Kazakhstan last month, when Francis participated in an interfaith peace conference, the 85-year-old pope is set to close out the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence.

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