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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Jordan “Jordan is an oasis of peace and harmony,” Cardinal Pizzaballa says in Fuheis

en.abouna.org: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has praised Jordan affirming that it stands as a model oasis of security, stability, harmony, and common living among all its components, and represents an outstanding beacon of peace in the world.   Cardinal Pizzaballa made these remarks during a reception held at the Zyadat family hall in Fuheis, attended by former prime ministers Abdullah Ensour, Samir Rifai ...more

Abouna Opinion
Challenges encountering the new Chaldean patriarch

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : In the photo: The new Chaldean Patriarch, Mar Paulos III Nona, meets with members of ...more

JOY fills KILAMBA as 100,000 faithful welcome POPE LEO XIV with dancing -VIDEO
KEY POINTS: ONE YEAR WITHOUT POPE FRANCIS
POPE LEO to the FAITHFUL suffering poverty in CAMEROON: “Do not give in to discouragement”
“Not AFRAID” of TRUMP. Pope Leo will continue speaking out
Day one in ALGERIA concludes: grand MOSQUE, Augustinian nuns, and Our Lady of AFRICA
The FIRST time a POPE visits ALGERIA: the HISTORIC visit of POPE LEO XIV
POPE LEO MEETS with new US PAPAL NUNCIO amid rumored THREATS from the PENTAGON
POPE LEO XIV REMEMBERS POPE FRANCIS, who DIED on EASTER MONDAY 2025
The history of the washing of the feet: Why Pope Leo is breaking with Pope Francis' tradition
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem prevented from entering the Holy Sepulcher for Palm Sunday
World
Leo XIV Pope at Mass in Mongomo: Humanity hungers for justice and peace

Devin Watkins/ vaticannews.va: Pope Leo XIV presided at Mass, on Wednesday April 22, at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the eastern city of Mongomo on his second and ...more

Arab World
Lebanon The scene from the window of a Nation in Crisis

Professor Michel Abs/ secretary general of the Middle East Council of Churches: As the Lebanese, and the peoples of the Middle East more broadly, watch what is unfolding across their lands and look toward tomorrow with anxiety ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Caritas Jerusalem launches “the Family to Family and Economic Empowerment project” in the Holy Land
caritasjr.org:   Many people nowadays are trying to find ways to earn a stable source of income despite the hard circumstances. “The Family to Family and Economic ...more
Jordan: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa to visit Al-Husun, April 23-26
First Groups of "the Messengers of Divine Mercy" in Jordanian parishes launched
Friars in formation, a witness of fidelity to the land of Jesus and love for the path taken
Chosen articles

Challenges encountering the new Chaldean patriarch

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

Lord’s Day Reflection: Emmaus – A Journey of Hope and Recognition

 By Fr. Luke Gregory/ vaticannews.va

Pope’s journey in Africa: A call to renew our hearts

 Massimiliano Menichetti/ vaticannews.va

“An economy without a heart”: A Reading of Pope Leo XIV’s Address on Justice and Distribution

 By Dr. Adli Kandah

The scene from the window of a Nation in Crisis

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