Pope addresses Middle Eastern Christians in Arabic

12.10.2012                      26.Tischrei. 5773

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Pope addresses Middle Eastern Christians in Arabic

Arabic is added to the list of languages used by the Vatican, as Priests read a summary of the pope's Italian-language weekly address in Arabic for the first time; move stems from Vatican concerns over the dwindling Christian population in the Middle East.

Arabic made its debut as one of the official languages at Pope Benedict's weekly general audiences on Wednesday as part of a Vatican attempt to reach out more to Christians and Muslims in the Middle East….