Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family The ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, is deeply involved in the field of art. For more than twenty years, some of its members have been accumulating numerous and precious pieces of artwork. The project Qatar National Vision 2030 promotes the creation of new schools, new universities and new museums. The Cultural development, characterized by new museums and exhibitions, is therefore closely linked to the political motive of building a “knowledge-based economy” in Qatar by 2030. The journalist Barbara Pollack underlines the central role of the Al-Thani family while comparing Qatar's and
St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil. St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani The St. Raphael Cathedral () also called Surat Thani Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani. It is located in the city of Surat Thani in the province of the same name in the south of the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. The present church was built in 1962 and became a cathedral with the creation of the diocese of Surat Thani ("Dioecesis Suratthanensis" or สังฆมณฑลสุราษฎร์ธานี), which was established in 1969 with the Bull ""Qui Regno Christi"" of Pope Paul VI. It is under the