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Awali, Bahrain, Aug 14, 2012 \/ 01:56 am (CNA<\/a>).- The Catholic Church\u2019s Vicariate of Northern Arabia will move its headquarters from Kuwait to Bahrain, saying the country\u2019s location is more accessible for meetings.<\/p>\n

\tApostolic vicar Bishop Camillo Ballin expressed his \u201cheartfelt gratitude\u201d to King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and the ruling family for their \u201cmagnanimous gesture of goodwill to the Catholic community of Bahrain,\u201d the bishop\u2019s office said in an Aug. 9 statement.<\/p>\n

\tThe king and royal family have granted 9,000 square meters of land, which will be used to build a larger church in Awali and to host the vicariate\u2019s apostolic headquarters.<\/p>\n

\tThere are over two million Roman Catholics in the vicariate, which encompasses Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

\tThe Kingdom of Bahrain said Aug. 7 that it will host the vicariate \u201cas a testament to the Kingdom\u2019s religious and cultural openness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe move comes after several threats to Christians\u2019 religious freedom in the region.<\/p>\n

\tKuwaiti Member of Parliament Osama Al-Munawer announced his plans to submit a bill calling for the removal of all churches in Kuwait, according to the Kuwait Times. After facing criticism, he later said that existing churches should remain, but he advocated a ban on the construction of any new non-Islamic places of worship.<\/p>\n

\tIn March, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah reportedly said it is \u201cnecessary to destroy all the churches of the region\u201d in accord with an ancient rule that only Islam may be practiced there.<\/p>\n

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Awali, Bahrain, Aug 14, 2012 \/ 01:56 am (CNA).- The Catholic Church’s Vicariate of Northern Arabia will move its headquarters from Kuwait to Bahrain, saying the country’s location is more accessible for meetings.<\/p>\n

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