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Vicariate of Arabia inaugurates 1st church in al-Dhafra region

December 17, 2021

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CWN Editor's Note: The region (map) is located in the United Arab Emirates.

Islam is the official religion of the Arabian Peninsula nation of 10 million (map); 79% of its residents are Muslim, 11% are Christian (10% Catholic), and 6% are Hindu. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey there in February 2019.

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Fri2 October
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Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Each person on earth has a guardian angel who watches over him and helps him to attain his salvation. It has been a common theological opinion that this angelical guardianship begins at the moment of birth; prior to this, the child would…

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