Issued by the Catholic Center for Studies and Media - Jordan. Editor-in-chief Fr. Rif'at Bader - موقع أبونا abouna.org

Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Jordan Jordan: The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church offers prayers for peace in Ukraine

en.abouna.org: On Sunday, August 30, the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Tla' Al-Ali, Amman, celebrated Holy Mass, dedicating prayers for peace in Ukraine and throughout the world as well as reflecting a gesture of faith and solidarity in the presence of Ambassador of Ukraine to Jordan Ms. Myroslava Shcherbatiuk and members of staff of the Ukraine embassy.   The Holy Mass was celebrated by parish priest Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader and concelebrated ...more

Abouna Opinion
On the return to school

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : The academic year has once again returned to its annual rhythm, with more than 2,200 ...more

The Vatican Foreign Minister in Russia: "This War Must End"
President Aoun Meets with the Pope Leo XIV to Discuss the Conflict in Southern Lebanon
Patriarch Pizzaballa Visits Gaza’s Christians: “We Will Not Abandon Them”
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
World
Vatican 'As St. Augustine teaches, may the Church be a community open for all'

Tiziana Campisi/ vaticannews.va: Saint Augustine sought God with all his heart and, “after encountering Him, made his life a gift to the Church,” which he loved deeply and never ...more

Arab World
Syria Aleppo in celebration: Fr. Maikel Anjelo ordained priest for the Custody of the Holy Land

Riccardo Curti/ custodia.org: In a land severely tried by years of suffering but never devoid of hope, the Church of Syria and the Custody of the Holy Land celebrate a new sprout ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan extends well wishes on 23rd anniversary of launching abouna website
en.abouna.org: Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso has sent a message to the members of staff of the Catholic Center for Studies and ...more
On the memorial of Saint Monica, the first profession of Fr. Fahed: "A day of grace for the Custody"
Human failure and the Coss that saves: Patriarch Pizzaballa’s testimony at the Rimini Meeting
Cardinal Pizzaballa: The West Bank is a 'lawless land'
Chosen articles

Abouna website: 23 years of disarmed media

 Fr. Dr.Rif’at Bader

The joy of summer and the impregnability of the safe homeland

 Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The Baptism Development Zone: A Royal vision for a sacred future

 Kamel Mahadin

Pope chooses to ‘disarm’ technology as the theme of World Peace Day 2027

 By Lubna Hanna Ammari

Religious dialogue: Its principles and role in safeguarding civil peace

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