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Pope prays for 'suffering peoples' on final day in Gulf

Aboard the Papal Plane (AFP) - Pope Francis said Sunday he was praying for "suffering peoples of the Middle East", at the end of a Bahrain visit promoting dialogue with Islam but marked by accusations of rights abuses in the Gulf state.

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Pope ends Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest church

Pope Francis departed from Bahrain on Sunday after a four-day trip that culminated with a visit to the Gulf's oldest Catholic church, where he told bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the majority Muslim area.

Reuters

Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society

Pope Francis is wrapping up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock

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Bahrain will build on partnership with Israel, says king's adviser

Bahrain will continue to build its relationship with Israel after former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies triumphed in Israel's general election, the diplomatic adviser to Bahrain's king said on Saturday.

Reuters

Prisoners' families hold small protest in Bahrain during pope visit

Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain held a small protest along Pope Francis' motorcade route on Saturday calling for freedom of political prisoners in the Gulf Arab state.

Reuters

Pope holds Bahrain mass as death row families urge intervention

Manama (AFP) - About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers attended an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, marked by a small protest by relatives of death row prisoners.

AFP

Pope Francis in Bahrain boosts Catholic-Muslim fraternity

On his last day of his visit to the Persian Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain, Catholic leader Pope Francis on Saturday celebrates mass at the country’s national stadium in front of thousands. The pope also led a prayer meeting with local Catholics at the Sacred Heart School in Manama.

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Pope Francis thrills small Gulf Catholic community with big Mass

Pope Francis said Mass for thousands of Catholics in Bahrain on Saturday, thrilling members of the small foreign Catholic community from around the Gulf and urging them to show kindness to their hosts, even if they feel sometimes badly treated.

Reuters

Pope holds open-air mass for 30,000 worshippers in Bahrain

Manama (AFP) - About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf.

AFP

Thousands pack Bahrain national stadium for pope's main Mass

Thousands of Christians from around the Gulf have packed Bahrain’s sports stadium for Pope Francis’ big Mass

The Independent UK

Peugeot gets performance break for Bahrain WEC finale

Peugeot has received a Balance of Performance break ahead of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain later this month.

Autosport

Porsche reveals special livery for farewell GTE Pro WEC race

Porsche’s factory cars will sport a special livery in next weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain to commemorate the GTE Pro division.

Motorsport

Piquet, Correa join Bahrain WEC rookie test as entry list revealed

Nelson Piquet Jr and Juan Manuel Correa have been named on the entry list for the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next week.

Autosport

Piquet Jr, Correa join Bahrain WEC rookie test as entry list revealed

Nelson Piquet Jr and Juan Manuel Correa have been named on the entry list for the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next week.

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As pope visits, leading Muslim cleric urges intra-Muslim dialogue

Awali (Bahrain) (AFP) - One of the world's leading Islamic clerics on Friday called for dialogue between the faith's two main currents to settle sectarian differences, in an address to religious leaders including Pope Francis.

Autosport

Vandoorne, Guenther to drive Peugeot Hypercar in Bahrain WEC test

Formula E stars Stoffel Vandoorne and Maximilian Guenther will get to sample Peugeot’s Hypercar for the first time during next week’s World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain.

Motorsport

Vandoorne, Gunther to drive Peugeot hypercar in Bahrain test

Formula E stars Stoffel Vandoorne and Maximilian Gunther will get to sample Peugeot’s hypercar for the first time during next week’s FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain.

Reuters

Pope, in Bahrain, condemns rearmament pushing world to 'the brink'

Pope Francis on Friday appealed to religious leaders to help bring the world back from "the brink of a delicate precipice" and oppose a new race to rearm that he said was redesigning Cold War-era spheres of influence.

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The Independent UK

Pope blasts 'childlike' wars at Bahrain interfaith summit

Pope Francis has joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders in Bahrain in calling for the world's great religions to work for peace

AFP

Pope warns global divisions leading to 'precipice'

Awali (Bahrain) (AFP) - Pope Francis warned in Bahrain on Friday that "opposing blocs" and global divisions have put humanity on a "delicate precipice", a veiled reference to the Ukraine war.

AFP

Pope to meet Sunni authority on Bahrain 'dialogue' trip

Manama (AFP) - Pope Francis will meet Sunni Islam's leading authority on Friday during a visit to Bahrain aimed at increasing dialogue but marked by accusations of rights abuses in the Gulf state.

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain on first trip to the Gulf nation

Pope calls for an end to rights violations during trip to Bahrain, which has been criticised for alleged rights abuses.

Reuters

Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain

Pope Francis arrived in Bahrain on Thursday to start a four-day trip, the second by the pontiff to the Arabian peninsula.

Reuters

Pope unable to walk around papal plane due to knee pain

Pope Francis' knee pain was so bad on the way to Bahrain on Thursday that he was unable to walk around the papal plane greeting accompanying reporters as he usually does.

Zenger

A Mixed Bag: The Bennett-Lapid Government’s Mideast Policies

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