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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Bishop Shomali: Reopening of school at Holy Family Parish in Gaza a reminder that 'hope is stronger than fear’

Junno Arocho Esteves/ OSV News and detroitcatholic.com: As children worldwide head back to classrooms this fall, students in Gaza are returning to a vastly different reality as the school at Holy Family Parish reopens for the first time since the start of Israel's military campaign. For Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali, patriarchal vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, the resumption of classes at the parish compound offers a small but significant step toward normalcy for dozens of children living ami ...more

Abouna Opinion
On the return to school

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : The academic year has once again returned to its annual rhythm, with more than 2,200 ...more

The Vatican Foreign Minister in Russia: "This War Must End"
President Aoun Meets with the Pope Leo XIV to Discuss the Conflict in Southern Lebanon
Patriarch Pizzaballa Visits Gaza’s Christians: “We Will Not Abandon Them”
Pope Leo XIV sends 100,000 euros in aid to Colombia after the earthquake
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
World
Asia Nepal priest: “Our presence among those who are suffering will give them hope”

acninternational.org: The Catholic Church in Nepal has mobilized to support the victims of the devastating floods that struck the Himalayan country on 26 August, sweeping ...more

Arab World
Syria Franciscan in Syria: “The lack of security has grown enormously”

churchinneed.org: The Christian community has seen discrimination rise but remains firm in the faith in the land of Christianity’s roots.   The situation in Syria ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Jerusalem: Suspension of school attendance due to the non-renewal of permits for teachers and staff
custodia.org: Following is the text of the statement issued by the Christian Schools in Jerusalem on the suspension of school attendance due to the non-renewal of ...more
Augustine’s restless heart and the Holy Land: Patriarch Pizzaballa’s reflections in Pavia
“We have come to stand by your side and work with you”: Cardinal Woelki on a solidarity visit to the Holy Land
Holy Land: Official announcement on the establishment of the Christian Pilgrimage Coordination Office in Jordan
Chosen articles

Abouna website: 23 years of disarmed media

 Fr. Dr.Rif’at Bader

The joy of summer and the impregnability of the safe homeland

 Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The Baptism Development Zone: A Royal vision for a sacred future

 Kamel Mahadin

Pope chooses to ‘disarm’ technology as the theme of World Peace Day 2027

 By Lubna Hanna Ammari

Religious dialogue: Its principles and role in safeguarding civil peace

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