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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Cardinal Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III arrive in Gaza for pastoral visit

lpj.org: On Monday, June 22,2026, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Jordan, and His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Gaza for a pastoral visit. They are accompanied by His Excellency Dr. Josef D. Blotz, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, together with representatives of Malteser International.   The visit expres ...more

Abouna Opinion
“Life is played as one team”

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : I have been following football matches since 1982, when my family moved from the ...more

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
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
World
America and Canada Australia: Celebrating one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, July 24-26

cathnews.com: A unique celebration of faith, history and culture will take place in Perth from July 24 to 26 as St Joseph Syro-Malabar Parish in Orange Grove.   ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Southern Lebanon: Situation "unbearable," says Fr. Youssef Semaan

Christophe Lafontaine/ aidtochurch.org/: The war in southern Lebanon is damaging more than just infrastructure, as it causes profound changes to the social relations and human fabric of ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Holy Land: Archaeological finds that outline the early dawn of Christianity
cmc-terrasanta.org: Among the finds on display at the Bible Lands Museum, as part of the exhibition “Judea and Rome,” dedicated to the final years of Judea during the ...more
Cardinal Pizzaballa: “Hope should not be confused with a solution”
Jordan: Our Lady of the Mount Grotto in Anjara hosts annual pilgrimage day for Catholic Churches
Cardinal Pizzaballa’s homily for the Chrism Mass
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