Imagine having everything for a big announcement perfectly planned out but nowhere to share the information with the public. That's when our friends at the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA) reached out to eCatholic as their trusted partner to help design the official website for the Holy Father’s historic trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain (similar to 2019).
With the pope’s visit just around the corner (Nov. 3-6), we knew our deadline would be soon upon us, but we certainly didn’t anticipate the AVONA team’s monumental request:
Can we have the website ready in two days?
With their logo, color scheme, and content already in hand, our team of designers got to work on crafting a custom website design in a typical, modest Pope Francis style.
“Leveraging unique design assets created by the design team and the Bahrain Papal Visit Brand Guide, I was able to customize a unique design in less than 2 hours,” said Cindy Russell, eCatholic’s Services Director, “before handing it off to our talented web developers, who worked tirelessly to have the website up and running within 48 hours! It was truly amazing!”
The website’s wide layout features a simple navigation menu with an abundance of serene white space, hints of red accents symbolizing the nation of Bahrain, and an olive branch motif from the official logo as a subtle background texture. Sprinkled throughout, you’ll see a collection of memorable images from the Holy Father’s past visits with the king and Crown Prince Salman at the Vatican.
Ultimately, the goal was to help showcase the spirit of the anticipated encounter between Pope Francis and King Hamad as an effort to promote fraternal unity and peace worldwide. And to this, we say, mission accomplished!
So whether you’re the Vicar of Christ or pastor of a small, rural parish somewhere in the good ol’ USA, eCatholic websites are the perfect fit to help any parish, school, or ministry (and even the pope!) achieve their mission of evangelization online.
We've made our powerful, user-friendly website technology accessible to everyone (no coding experience needed), enabling you to create beautiful, mobile-responsive designs with ease.
If you’d like to learn more or take a shot at building your own eCatholic-powered website, give us a call at (877) 932-1776, ext. 1, or click below to get started on your free 30-day trial!