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Why is the Pope’s visit to UAE so significant?
By Deborah Castellano Lubov/ zenit.org
: What distinguishes the United Arab Emirates? According to a Church official in Jordan, it is its...More

Latin Patriarchate

Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
By Most Rev. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa
“People are dying from bombs dropped as if they were candy”
By Salvatore Cernuzio/ lastampa.it
: Child soldiers, men and women tortured and persecuted. Poor, hungry, orphaned. Wars and bombs dropped like candy. What a bad scenario the world of today presents. “I don’t think our times are better than those of the flood; I don’t think so. Calamities are more or less the same; the victims are more or less the same”, Francis says in todays’ Santa...More
Galilee: Celebration of Admissio ad Ordines at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary
By Augusta Fiore/ lpj.org
: On Friday, February 15, 2019, in the Church of the Twelve Apostles and seventy-two Disciples of the Domus Galilaeae, on the Mount of the Beatitudes, the Patriarchal Vicar for Galilee Fr. Hanna Kildani presided over the ceremony of the Admissio ad Ordines of five seminarians of the Missionary Seminary Redemptoris Mater of Galilee: John Bovi, David...More
Jordan: Construction of a Maronite Church at the Baptism Site under way
Amman-en.abouna.org
: Parish priest of the Maronite Church in Jordan Fr. Ghazi Al-Khouri has announced that the construction of a Maronite Church at the Baptism Site in Jordan, which will bear the name of St. Maron, will soon get under way. The parishioners of Saint Charbel have celebrated the Feast of Saint Maron, the patron of the Maronite Church, during which a Holy...More
Egypt implicitly recognizes Armenian genocide
egypttoday.com and armenpress.am
: In his speech at the 2019 Munich Security Conference, President Abdel Fatah Sisi stated that Egypt had hosted Armenians following the genocide against them 100 years ago by the Turkish of the Ottoman Empire. "In Egypt, we have five million refugees [registered and unregistered], who do not live in camps. They have been treated as we dealt with...More
A Catholic Church inaugurated in Communist Cuba
fsspx.news
: Sixty years after the Marxist Revolution, the Cuban Catholic Church was able to open a new place of worship on January 26, 2019, in Sandino, a small city in the western province of Pinar del Rio. Until the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union, Cuban Catholics had to practise their religion underground. Wishing to break from his political...More
“People are dying from bombs dropped as if they were candy”
Galilee: Celebration of Admissio ad Ordines at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Jordan: Construction of a Maronite Church at the Baptism Site under way
Egypt implicitly recognizes Armenian genocide
A Catholic Church inaugurated in Communist Cuba

Reflections

''Lord Jesus also spoke about the poor''/ reflections by Patriarch Michel Sabbah

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Former Iraqi minister: I, a Christian, protected Muslims in my home when ISIS arrived
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The Status Quo and Holy Places of Jerusalem

Chosen articles

Archbishop Follo: The Beatitudes
zenit.org
Pizzaballa on Abu Dhabi: “A Milestone that gives us courage for the future”
By Domenico Agasso/ lastampa.it
Cardinal Bo: “Asia thirsts for Christ”
By Paolo Affatato/ lastampa.it
India will have a new saint: Sr. Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan
asianews.it
Pope: Slogans are not enough to eliminate hunger in the world
Iacopo Scaramuzzi/ lastampa.it
Feast of Our Lady’s Apparition in Lourdes
fsspx.news
In Memory of the Pact between Pius XI and Mussolini
fsspx.news
Venezuela:The provisional president sends a delegation to the Vatican
By Domenico Agasso/ lastampa.it
Fr. Rif’at Bader tells ZENIT why Pope’s historic trip to UAE is so important
By Deborah Castellano Lubov/ zenit.org
A journalistic bird's eye view on what happened in the UAE

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Pope at Mass reflects on the episode of Cain and Abel in the Bible

Vatican News
: Reflecting on the episode of Cain and Abel in the Bible, Pope Francis in his homily at Mass on Monday, February 19, said we are asked many uncomfortable questions regarding our brothers. “Where is your brother?” This is the question that God asks each one of us in our hearts regarding our brother who is sick, in prison or hungry. Pope Francis made this reflection of his homily at Mass, Monday morning, in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. Commenting on the episode of Cain and Abel in the first reading from the Book of Genesis, the Pope explained that mankind, like Cain, often attempts to reply to God’s uncomfortable and embarrassing questions with regard to our neighbours. “What have I got to do with my brother's life? Am I his keeper? I wash my hands of him" The...
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Pakistan: Catholic charity helps Christians escape poverty through education

Pope warns against idolatry, Jesus calls us to happiness

Catholic priest martyred In Burkina Faso terrorist attack

Seven Founders of the Order of Servites

Centenarian deacon reflects on 100 years: 'I always wanted to serve the Church'

Germany warns: 'Don't underestimate ISIS'

Arab World

The Council of Latin Bishops in Arab Countries holds meeting in Cairo

Cairo-en.abouna.org
: The Council of Latin Bishops in the Arab Countries held their meetings on Monday, February 18, in Cairo. The meeting took place at the Coptic Catholic Seminary in the presence of Bishop Adel Zaki. During the meetings, which will last until February 22, discussions will focus on the Final Document of the Synod of Bishops on Young People and other issues. The bishops are scheduled to visit Coptic Catholic Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Ishaq and Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, as well as some touristic sites.
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Bishop Hinder addresses the dire situation in Yemen

Cardinal Sako calls for a "rapid stabilization" of the Nineveh Plain

Extremist groups could push Christianity to extinction in Middle East

Franciscan parish helps reconstruct the human side in Aleppo

Syria: A homecoming never to be forgotten

Iraq: Christians return home also for the sake of the children of the diaspora

Holy Land

Caritas Jordan continues providing medical services in Ajloun

Ajloun-en.abouna.org
: Caritas Jordan has continued its humanitarian initiatives at the various Caritas centers in Jordan in 2019 marking the World day of the Sick. On Friday, February 15, a free medical day was held at Caritas Ajloun Center with the participation of a Caritas team, the Caritas Jerash Center, and the medical unit team. The services included public health and dentistry in addition to tests for diseases relevant to blood pressure and diabetes. This day also included presenting free medicine and free meals for the sick that numbered over 200 people comprising Jordanians and refugees. The various Caritas health and awareness activities will continue in various Caritas centers in Jordan to cover members of the local community and schools. The next free medical day will be on Saturday, February 23...
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Young people of Bethlehem share their experiences during World Youth Day

The message of lectors and acolytes in the Church

Union of Religious Congregations in Jordan holds its third meeting

Marcel Jwainat receives PhD degree in journalism

Samir Jamil Dababneh ordained acolyte

Francophone families visit Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Naour