{"id":56975,"date":"2025-07-18T21:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=56975"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:20:45","slug":"a-living-and-discreet-church-despite-persecution-catholic-faith-endures-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/a-living-and-discreet-church-despite-persecution-catholic-faith-endures-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eEine lebendige und diskrete Kirche\u201c: Trotz Verfolgung besteht der katholische Glaube in Saudi-Arabien fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. \/ Credit: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam is the official and only permitted religion, religious freedom does not exist. However, according to data maintained by the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, a considerable number of Catholics live in its vast territory \u2014 which covers more than 772,200 square miles, slightly larger than\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. \/ Credit: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam is the official and only permitted religion, religious freedom does not exist. However, according to data maintained by the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, a considerable number of Catholics live in its vast territory \u2014 which covers more than 772,200 square miles, slightly larger than\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":57509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-56975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101946,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/northern-arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope\/","url_meta":{"origin":56975,"position":0},"title":"Northern Arabia\u2019s apostolic vicar urges Christians to stand firm in hope","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The apostolic vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Aldo Berardi, has affirmed that churches throughout his vicariate remain open to all faithful and to anyone seeking prayer despite the uncertainty affecting the region.Berardi said parish life across the vicariate, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudia Arabia, remains strong, noting that \u201cour churches are filled with the faithful during Masses and Eucharistic adoration.\u201d At the same time, the bishop acknowledged that the uncertainties created by the ongoing war in Iran and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Northern Arabia\u2019s apostolic vicar urges Christians to stand firm in hope","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Northern-Arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-Christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Northern-Arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-Christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Northern-Arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-Christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Northern-Arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-Christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Northern-Arabias-apostolic-vicar-urges-Christians-to-stand-firm-in-hope.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":79403,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/gulf-bishop-urges-calm-and-daily-rosary-as-iran-retaliates-after-u-s-israeli-strikes\/","url_meta":{"origin":56975,"position":1},"title":"Gulf bishop urges calm and daily rosary as Iran retaliates after U.S., Israeli strikes","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran\u2019s retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 quickly spilled beyond Israel, with missiles and drones aimed at multiple countries hosting U.S. forces and key regional infrastructure as the Middle East braced for a wider confrontation. 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