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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Holy Land: The Custody of the Holy Land celebrates the Transfiguration of the Lord

Lorenzo Vita/ custodia.org: A day of feast, prayer, and celebrations. Thursday, August 6, the Franciscan community of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the Solemnity of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, the place that tradition identifies as the one where Christ manifested his glory before some of his apostles. The Mass, presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, was an occasion for recollection and joy not only for the Custody, b ...more

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

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : This week, I accepted an official invitation to attend the closing ceremony of the ...more

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
Spanish journalist publishes new biography on Pope Leo XIV, 'the Lion of Peace'
Pope Leo XIV: “War does not solve problems, but aggravates them”
These are the key points of 'Magnifica Humanitas', the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV
World
Europe Talitha Kum warns of ever-evolving challenge of human trafficking

Sarah Mac Donald, Ngala Killian Chimtom/ thetablet.co.uk: Human trafficking is evolving in increasingly complex ways and the rapid expansion of online scam operations has become “one of the most urgent and ...more

Arab World
Lebanon The responsibility of the Church in preserving virtues and building the human person

By Professor Michel Abs/ secretary general of the Middle East Council of Churches : The economic mission of the Church does not come from a desire to compete with the state or economic institutions, but from her moral responsibility ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Bethlehem University strengthens partnership with Beit Sahour USA to empower students
behlehem.edu: Bethlehem University has hosted a dialogue meeting to explore strengthening and expanding cooperation with the Beit Sahour Cooperative Association in ...more
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Fr. Gabriel Romanelli: Gazans face ‘disastrous’ situation without ‘basics of everyday life’
Holy Land: On Mount Tabor, faith re-emerges from ancient caves
Chosen articles

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

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Al-Wahadneh: One hundred years of faith and common living

 By Fr.Dr. Rif'at Bader 

Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

 By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

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

The pain of a rupture

 Andrea Tornielli