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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Syria Fr. Fadi Azar, Franciscan from Syria: “The lack of security has grown enormously”

acninternational.org: The situation in Syria remains unstable almost two years after the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the rise to power of president Ahmed Al-Shara’. During a recent visit to Spain, Fr. Fadi Azar, a Franciscan from the Custody of the Holy Land who is originally from Syria and is currently serving in Aleppo, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the reality the Christian community is facing in the country.   What is the current situat ...more

Abouna Opinion
Do not be afraid because you are few in number!

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : On September 3, 2026, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV met with the president and members ...more

What did Pope Leo XIV say about Minority Christians Minorities in Muslim Countries?
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
World
Leo XIV Pope to West African youth: Bear witness to peace, love amid conflicts

Devin Watkins/ vaticannews.va: Pope Leo XIV sent a video message in English and French to thousands of young people gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the first-ever West Africa Youth ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Three young Lebanese men turn small Bible study into largest in the Middle East

Romy Haber/ ewtnnews.com: A year ago, three young Lebanese men started a small Bible study group in their parish hall. Today, it has grown into what organizers describe as the ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Jordan: Bishop Iyad Twal welcomes a delegation from the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism 
lpvj.org: Latin Patrirachal Vicar for Jordan Bishop Iyad Twal has welcomed Mr. Hani Al-Hayek, minister of tourism and antiquities of Palestine, and the ...more
Jordan: AUM signs MoU to enhance graduates’ readiness by equipping them with skills for workforce
Bishop Twal: Jordan is a message of coexistence
Handel’s Messiah to be performed at Mukawir, towards 2030 commemoration of St. John the Baptist
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Do not be afraid because you are few in number!

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The Middle East Council of Churches and the Palestinians

 Professor Michel Abs/ secretary general of the Middle East Council of Churches

On the return to school

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

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