Pope visit a dream come true for woman whose father helped build Bahrain church

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When Pope Francis visits Bahrain this week, it will be a dream come true for many Christians in the Gulf Arab country, but especially for Najla Uchi, whose father helped build the first Roman Catholic church in the island state. Lighting a candle at her home altar lined with religious icons, 78-year-old Najla Uchi said she had been saying a daily prayer for Pope Francis, who is due to arrive on Thursday. Uchi's father Salman was the main contractor for the Sacred Heart Church, built on a plot of land gifted by the ruling emir.