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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, the newest and largest cathedral in the Persian Gulf region, Dec. 10.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, the newest and largest cathedral in the Persian Gulf region, Dec. 10.

Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. South Americans, Europeans

AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY AL SEYASSAH/ARAB TIMES WITH THE APOSTOLIC NUNCIO TO KUWAIT Question: What was His Holiness Pope Francis’ recommendation to you when he appointed you Apostolic Nuncio — Ambassador of the Holy See (Vatican) to Kuwait? Answer: Actually, to tell you the truth, I didn’t meet Pope Francis before taking up my assignment in Kuwait! Normally we do stop off in Rome on our way to our new posting but since the pandemic was still very prevalent in Italy early on in the year, ...

Clare FM Text 086 1800 964 8th January 2021 The Pope has appointed an East Clare native Archbishop to a high level position in the Middle East. 62-year-old Archbishop Eugene M. Nugent, who’s originally from Scariff, was ordained a priest in 1983 for the Diocese of Killaloe. He’s a graduate in Celtic Studies from NUI Maynooth and theology and canon law at the Gregorian University in Rome, while he also studied diplomacy and international relations at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical...