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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV Pope to Church in Asia: United in charity build bridges throughout the continent

Deborah Castellano Lubov/ vaticannews.va: "As you gather to discuss the important issues affecting the life and future of the Catholic Church in Asia, I assure you of my spiritual closeness, praying that the Holy Spirit will inspire and guide your time together."   Pope Leo XIV expressed this in the video message he sent on Saturday to the Bishops and members gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia for the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences ...more

Abouna Opinion
Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : The issue of euthanasia has once again come to the fore of European public debate ...more

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
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
World
Europe A decade after Father Jacques Hamel's murder, his sister gives powerful witness to forgiveness

Caroline de Sury/detroitcatholic and OSV News: Ten years after the killing of Father Jacques Hamel shocked France and the world, the Catholic Church in France is preparing to honor his memory with ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Beatification of Patriarch Hoyek is a sign of hope for Lebanon

Christophe Lafontaine/ churchinneed.org: On Saturday, July 25, thousands of faithful will gather in Dimane, the summer residence of the Maronite Patriarch, to celebrate the beatification of ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Jordan: The Catholic Church marks the Annual Pilgrimage Day to the Grotto of Saint Elijah
en.abouna.org: On Friday, July 24, 2026, the Catholic Church in Jordan marked the Annual Pilgrimage Day to the Grotto of Saint Elijah in Ajloun--one of the Kingdom' ...more
Jordan: The centennial anniversary of the establishment of Al-Wahadneh Parish marked
The Franciscan Youth of the Holy Land in Rome
“Christians finding it ‘very difficult’ to stay in the Holy Land”
Chosen articles

Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

 By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

"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