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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Holy Land: Bishop Shomali urges protection of historic Church rights amid Jerusalem tax debate

John Newton/acnuk.org: A dispute over taxes has erupted into a fresh standoff between Churches and Jerusalem city authorities – with Christian leaders warning their charitable work could be at risk.   The controversy – which centers on Israel’s Arnona property tax – prompted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to appeal to Pope Leo XIV and other international leaders over fears centuries-old exemptions could be at risk.   Speaking to Cat ...more

Abouna Opinion
Three new priests for the Latin Patriarchate: Hope is renewed in the Church of the Holy Land

Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader : This summer has witnessed great joy for the Latin Patriarchate and its Seminary of ...more

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
Receiving First Communion amid the bombings: the ordeal of Lebanese children
Spanish journalist publishes new biography on Pope Leo XIV, 'the Lion of Peace'
Pope Leo XIV: “War does not solve problems, but aggravates them”
These are the key points of 'Magnifica Humanitas', the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV and Aram I of the Armenians pray together at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV signs his first papal encyclical, which will be published on May 25
World
Latin America Two historic churches in Mexico City reopen almost nine years after earthquake damage

Diego López Colín/ ewtnnews.com: Almost nine years after the earthquakes that shook central and southwestern Mexico in September 2017, St. John of God Church and Holy True Cross ...more

Arab World
Syria Syria's Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona visits Christian villages in Idlib province

Antonella Palermo/ vaticannews.va: The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, visited the Christian villages of Yaqubie, Knaye and Ghassanieh in north-western Syria ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Rome: Bethlehem University strengthens global partnerships at the International Lasallian University Leadership Program
bethlehem.edu: Bethlehem University was proudly represented at the International Lasallian University Leadership Program (ILULP) in Rome by Prof. Iman Saca, Vice ...more
The memory of the dedication of the Holy Sepulcher, the heart of the Easter faith
Holy Land: The hope of a gesture. Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field
In the footsteps of vocation: The Pontificia Università Antonianum launches a three-year training course in Holy Land
Chosen articles

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

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

The pain of a rupture

 Andrea Tornielli

O pilgrims of the world, return to the Holy Land!

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Lefebvre's schism repeated 38 years later

 Andrea Tornielli

“Life is played as one team”

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader