Pope Francis and Bahrain - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:29:17 +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 Pope Francis and Bahrain - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Bahrain activist group urges pope to speak out on human rights abuses https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/10/17/bahrain-activist-group-urges-pope-to-speak-out-on-human-rights-abuses/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:53:41 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=153070 An American activist group promoting human rights in Bahrain has called on Pope Francis to either back out of his upcoming visit to the Gulf nation or criticise what they say are repressive and discriminatory government practices. In an Oct 12 statement, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that certain acts Read more

Bahrain activist group urges pope to speak out on human rights abuses... Read more]]> An American activist group promoting human rights in Bahrain has called on Pope Francis to either back out of his upcoming visit to the Gulf nation or criticise what they say are repressive and discriminatory government practices.

In an Oct 12 statement, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that certain acts of friendship toward some religions "does not absolve a dictator of his repression and harassment of others."

They noted that the majority of the population in Bahrain are Shia Muslims, who they said are "purposely kept down through religious discrimination, harassment, and by force."

Because of this, the group called on Pope Francis "to reconsider this visit due to the rampant discrimination against Shia in Bahrain or to raise attention to these violations if he chooses to follow through with the visit."

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Bahrain activist group urges pope to speak out on human rights abuses]]> 153070 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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