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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine “The New Betrayal of Christ”

en.abouna.org: Gonçalo Figueiredo de Barros, the honorary president of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Portugal has warned  against the mounting dangers jeopardizing the future of the Christian presence in the Holy Land, and described the repeated attacks on the town of Taybeh, the last entirely Christian town in the West Bank, as serving as an alarm bell regarding the future of Christians in the land where Christianity was born and from whic ...more

Abouna Opinion
The word between sowing hatred and making peace

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : I have taken part in Cairo in the regional conference organized by the Middle East ...more

The Vatican’s humanitarian bridge between Russia and Ukraine
How did the cradle of the Baby Jesus come to Rome?
How did the cradle of the Baby Jesus come to Rome?
Lourdes is lit up by more than 150,000 candles in a procession led by the pope
Leo XIV blesses several babies during his popemobile tour in Paris
Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a bridge named after him in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV was just another pilgrim at the Grotto of Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV's Blunt Message at UNESCO: “Innocent people are being killed in the name of freedom”
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates His 71st Birthday at the Vatican
9/11 and the Popes: Words of Courage, Faith and Hope
World
Vatican Cardinal Tagle elected new dean of College of Cardinals

Salvatore Cernuzio/ vaticannews.va: After leading one of the world's oldest bodies—the College of Cardinals—for nearly seven years, 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is stepping ...more

Arab World
Syria Syria: In Homs, Sister Samia sows hope amidst the ruins

Laura Marchais/ aleteia.org: Sister Samia knows Homs well, having lived there for nearly twenty years. When she arrived in the city in 2006, she founded the Le Sénevé center, ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Pizzaballa lectures at Sant'Anna School in Pisa on "The humanity of others”
Emiliano Eusepi/ facebook.com/Latin.patriarchate.of.jerusalem/: In the Holy Land, violence has broken bonds, uprooting families and destroying places. Yet, even among the rubble, the voice of the Church continues ...more
Holy Land Commission of the Grand Magisterium listens to challenges facing Christian communities
Learning to love through the Holy Scriptures, the inauguration of the new Academic Year in Jerusalem
Bethlehem University: Faculty gather for service-learning retreat at Cremisan
Chosen articles

The word between sowing hatred and making peace

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

CCSM lauds the King’s address: A steadfast Jordanian voice in defence of peace, Christian presence

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A reflection on Pope Leo’s journey to France: “Europe and the challenge of remaining human”

 By Andrea Tornielli

A journey of hope: A new document

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

CCSM: The Crown Prince’s visit to the Baptism Site will bear positive fruit

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