Cardinal Ivan Dias, the prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of the Peoples, will preside at the dedication of the first Catholic Church in a country ruled by an Islamic Emir. The land for the church was provided..."by Emir Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who in recent years has become a supporter of inter-religious dialogue, despite keeping Islamic law in place which forbids Muslims to convert to other religions," states the article in the Catholic News Agency website.
The CNA reports further:"Qatar, which has 800,000 inhabitants, established diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 2003. The pastor of the new parish will be a priest from the Philippines, Father Tomasito Veneracion."
Wikipedia article about Qatar
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