In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, a man works on a construction project at Sacred Heart Church in Manama, Bahrain. When Bahrain announced plans to build the largest Roman Catholic Church in the ...

Pope Francis’ historic visit to Bahrain continued Saturday with a meeting with young people at a Catholic school in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation. Sacred Heart School, located in Isa Town, a middle ...

The new Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia in Awali, Bahrain, is the largest in the Gulf region. It was built on land gifted by King Hamad, and was consecrated Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo: CNS/courtesy Hubert ...

A man makes a video call through his mobile phone in front of Pope Francis portrait, outside the Sacred Heart church in Manama, Bahrain, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Pope Francis is making the Nov. 3-6 ...

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 ...

MANAMA, BahrainMANAMA, 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 ...