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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine In the footsteps of Mary: Jerusalem gathers around the Assumption to rediscover its vocation

Riccardo Curti/ custodia.org: On the days of August 14 and 15, the Church of Jerusalem gathered around the Blessed Virgin Mary to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption. The moments of prayer, presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, offered the faithful an intense opportunity for communion and hope.   On Friday night, the celebration began in the Garden of Gethsemane and then proceeded in procession into the Basilica of the Agony. ...more

Abouna Opinion
Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : There are unique historic and spiritual events that occur only once in the course of ...more

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
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”
World
Vatican The Blessed Virgin Mary: Sinless by grace, saved by grace, assumed by grace

catholicworldreport.com: On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the doctrine that God the Father chose and prepared a Mother for ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Religious dialogue: Its principles and role in safeguarding civil peace

mecc.org: Recently, the media and social media platforms were abuzz over a discussion of a purely religious nature between a person who had converted from one ...more

Holy Land
Palestine A new chapter of excellence: Top achievers scoring 95 per cent and above Join Bethlehem University
bethlehem.edu: This fall, Bethlehem University proudly welcomes more than 100 outstanding graduates of the Tawjihi,  Palestine’s General Secondary Education ...more
Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s baptism in 2023
Bethlehem University welcomes Custos of the Holy Land on his first official visit
On feast of St. Clare, Custody of the Holy Land celebrates the silent presence of the Poor Clares in the Holy Land
Chosen articles

Religious dialogue: Its principles and role in safeguarding civil peace

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

Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

From the Castle Mountain (Jabal Al-Qal'a): Art and language highlight human values

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Al-Wahadneh: One hundred years of faith and common living

 By Fr.Dr. Rif'at Bader 

Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

 By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader