Jubilee opens for Arab Christians killed 1,500 years ago
Bishops of Northern and Southern Arabia hope the 1500th Jubilee Year of St. Arethas and Companions will renew faith of today's Christians.
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Bishops of Northern and Southern Arabia hope the 1500th Jubilee Year of St. Arethas and Companions will renew faith of today's Christians.
The jubilee year opens today in the Church of Arabia 15 centuries (it was 15 October 523) after the massacre of the saint of Najran and his companions. Msgr Berardi: discover the
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