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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Palestine Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, presents Easter Message

Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land: Following is the text of the Easter message by Custos of the Holy Land Fr. Francesco Ielpo dated April 1, 2025:   Dear brothers and sisters, may the Risen Lord grant you his peace.     In this Easter, celebrated here in the Holy Land in a time marked by so many wounds and sufferings, we are called to live the resurrection of Christ not only as an event of the past, ...more

Abouna Opinion
O Patriarch… the Cross of Jerusalem is heavy

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : Have international reactions been commensurate with the burden of responsibility in ...more

The history of the washing of the feet: Why Pope Leo is breaking with Pope Francis' tradition
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem prevented from entering the Holy Sepulcher for Palm Sunday
CARDINAL FILONI in HOLY LAND: “CHRISTIANS WERE HERE. No: Christians are here”
Pope Leo to be awarded US Medal of Religious Liberty
War Will Not Have the Last Word – Chronicle of the Christian Community of Gaza
The ONLY IRANIAN CARDINAL MEETS with POPE LEO XIV
1,463 days of pain and uncertainty: Four years since Russia's invasion of UkraineE
How are Christians faring in the midst of ran's nationwide protests?
What is happening to CATHOLICS during the violent protests in IRAN?
Pope Leo the good of Venezuelan people “must prevail” after US capture of Maduro
World
Vatican Fr. Patton: Good Friday meditations are not to judge, but to inspire change

Roberto Cetera: vaticannews.va: “In the reflections and prayers, the inspiration from current reality and from concrete people is evident,” particularly from the sufferings of ...more

Arab World
Syria Syria’s churches scale back Easter celebrations after attack on Christian town

Souhail Lawand/ ewtnnews.com: A tense calm hangs over the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah in Syria’s Hama countryside after it was attacked on Friday, March 27, by ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Bishop Shomali: Let us not forget Gaza and the West Bank
Roberto Paglialonga/ vaticannews.va: “Gaza is forgotten. Today all attention is on Iran and southern Lebanon, but in the Strip, two million people are still suffering: the issue is ...more
Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships
"Freedom of worship in all holy places must be respected at all times"
"Support hope by giving to Christians in the Holy Land"
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O Patriarch… the Cross of Jerusalem is heavy

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

For the first time in history, no Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

The roads of Jerusalem are mourning… but hope does not die

 Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Between Christ and Genghis Khan: A comparison out of place and time

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

Jerusalem: Augusta Victoria Hospital offers free treatment for Gaza children diagnosed with leukemia

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org