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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Lebanon "War brings both hope and despair to Lebanon"

Daniel Castilla/acninternational.org: The Congregation of the Monks of Beit Maroun, Servants of the Cedar of Lebanon, is a new congregation founded in 2019, composed to date of three priests and 20 brothers and placed under the authority of Bishop Rahme. What distinguishes this congregation is that one of their vows is evangelization, and their local Archbishop, Hanna Rahme, knows that this requires proper formation, which is why he wants to send them to university for more studies. ...more

Abouna Opinion
A new Royal initiative commemorating the millennium anniversary of the Baptism

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : We highly value the initiative launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II by directing ...more

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
Could Christians disappear from the Middle East? This is the current situation
May 13: The third “secret” of the Virgin that predicted the assassination attempt on John Paul II
The ESSENCE of POPE LEO XIV in GESTURES: the moments that have defined his first year as pope
Marco Rubio meets with Leo XIV the day before his one-year anniversary as pope
New FILM on the SACRED HEART to PREMIER in June for the 250th ANNIVERSARY of UNITED STATES
JOY fills KILAMBA as 100,000 faithful welcome POPE LEO XIV with dancing -VIDEO
KEY POINTS: ONE YEAR WITHOUT POPE FRANCIS
POPE LEO to the FAITHFUL suffering poverty in CAMEROON: “Do not give in to discouragement”
World
Vatican Analyzing AI's impact on media, communities and inequalities

Isabella H. de Carvalho/ vaticannews.va: A few days before the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial ...more

Arab World
Oman Oman: St. Francis Garden inaugurated for the Franciscan Year

avosa.org: Last April, the “St. Francis Garden” was inaugurated at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Ruwi, Muscat/ Oman, on the occasion of the Franciscan Year ...more

Holy Land
Jordan The American University of Madaba holds ceremony honoring Prof. Adi Arida’s nomination as new president
en.abouna.org: Under the patronage of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Madaba (AUM), Engineer Azzam Shweihat, the university held ...more
A Palestinian delegation visits AUM, meets with Gazan students pursuing higher education
Jordan: Bishop Iyad Twal welcomes Gazan students pursuing higher education at AUM
The American University of Madaba commemorates Independence Day: 'Eighty years, one nation, one spirit'
Chosen articles

A new Royal initiative commemorating the millennium anniversary of the Baptism

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker

 Fr. Luke Gregory/ vaticannews.va

O rose…a symbol of childhood when taken care of

Fr. Dr Rif’at Bader

Lord’s Day Reflection: If you love me...

 By Fr. Edmund Power, OSB

Role of the Church in times of war: A diaconal response in the Middle East

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