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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV Pope prays for Jordan attack victims, appeals for end to hostilities in Yemen

Francesca Merlo/ vaticannews.va: Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to hostilities in Yemen and prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack against churchgoers in Jordan, as he addressed the faithful following the Angelus on Sunday, 25 October.   The Pope also looked ahead to the gathering of Church leaders and religious leaders in Assisi on 27 October, marking forty years since the meeting convened by Saint John Paul II.   Appeal for Yemen Expressing con ...more

Abouna Opinion
The CCSM condemns the attack on the Church in Karak, mourns the martyrs

en.abouna.org : The Catholic Center for Studies and Media(CCSM) in Jordan mourns with deep sorrow ...more

The first photo of Pope Leo XIV from the hospital: He will lead the Angelus on Sunday
Pope Leo XIV's First Message After Surgery “Pray For Me"
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”
World
Vatican Psalms with John Paul II: A prayer for peace

Fr. Łukasz Bankowski/ vaticannews.va: The psalms, passages drawn from Karol Wojtyła's reflections, and songs of forgiveness and reconciliation, performed in different languages, have ...more

Arab World
UAE St. Francis of Assisi: A living legacy for the Church in Southern Arabia

Marinella Bandini/ avosa.org: As part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Jordan is different: Terror may strike its people, but it cannot break its soul
Amani Ghazi Jarrar/ jordantimes.com: There are moments in a nation’s life when tragedy exposes not only the cruelty of those who seek to destroy it, but also the values that enable it to ...more
Christians and Muslims: "We are all Karak. We are all Jordan"
Jordan reels after terrorist attack on Church, King vows “harshest retaliation”
“Every Jordanian life is precious,” says King Abdullah after attack on Christian church
Chosen articles

Jordanians stand stronger after terrorist attack

 Dr. Hossam Basim Haddad/ jordantimes.com

Jordan is different: Terror may strike its people, but it cannot break its soul

 Dale Gavlak/ osvnews.com

Jordan is different: Terror may strike its people, but it cannot break its soul

 Amani Ghazi Jarrar/ jordantimes.com

Christians and Muslims: "We Are All Karak. We Are All Jordan"

 Khalid Dalal/ jordannews.jo

The 40th anniversary in the spirit of Assisi

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader