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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV: 'The wounds of war extend beyond the battlefield'

Deborah Castellano Lubov: "In place of the weapons of war, the God of peace grants us the strength to heal, to reconcile and to build a civilization of love."   Pope Leo said this in his Message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, published on Thursday by the Holy See Press Office.   The Church observes the World Day on September 1st with this year's theme being, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears in ...more

Abouna Opinion
Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : There are unique historic and spiritual events that occur only once in the course of ...more

President Aoun Meets with the Pope Leo XIV to Discuss the Conflict in Southern Lebanon
Patriarch Pizzaballa Visits Gaza’s Christians: “We Will Not Abandon Them”
Pope Leo XIV sends 100,000 euros in aid to Colombia after the earthquake
The Beatification the Maronite patriarch behind modern Lebanon
Two Previously Unknown Homilies by Saint Augustine Found in Poland
How did the Lefebvrians end up in a second schism after 1988?
It’s Official Vatican Confirms Excommunication of the Lefebvrists
10th World Day of the Poor 2026: Leo XIV blames corruption, social media and discrimination
Confirmed: Pope Leo says he will travel to Peru this coming November
Receiving First Communion amid the bombings: the ordeal of Lebanese children
World
Latin America Venezulla: Camillians, Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth provide children a vital refuge of safety, hope

fides.org: In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela, the humanitarian response remains in full swing as relief organizations continue to ...more

Arab World
UAE St. Mary’s Dubai celebrate the Feast of Our lady of the Assumption

avosa.org: St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, celebrated its patronal feast with a Novena from August 6 to 14, followed ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Holy Land: St. Joseph Medical Center inaugurated in Bethlehem
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem facebook: Thursday, 20 August 2026, under the patronage of His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the St. Joseph Medical ...more
Caritas Jordan signing of a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with Jordan Post Company
AI and materials analysis offer new insights into the Qumran scrolls
AUM and King Hussein Foundation sign MoU to strengthen academic and community collaboration
Chosen articles

The Baptism Development Zone: A Royal vision for a sacred future

 Kamel Mahadin

Pope chooses to ‘disarm’ technology as the theme of World Peace Day 2027

 By Lubna Hanna Ammari

Religious dialogue: Its principles and role in safeguarding civil peace

 Professor Michel Abs/ Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches

Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

From the Castle Mountain (Jabal Al-Qal'a): Art and language highlight human values

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader