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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Jordan “Jordan's 2030 Baptism anniversary preparations carry message of peace”

petra.gov.jo: Editorial Director of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication Andrea Tornielli said the 2,000th anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030 represents a sign of hope, describing Jordan’s preparations to commemorate the occasion as a message of peace and mercy from the land of the Baptism to the world.   In remarks to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) on Wednesday, August 12, Tornielli said the 2030 commemoration of the Baptism of ...more

Abouna Opinion
Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : There are unique historic and spiritual events that occur only once in the course of ...more

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Holy Land
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Chosen articles

Jordan 2030… Preparations get underway

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

From the Castle Mountain (Jabal Al-Qal'a): Art and language highlight human values

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Al-Wahadneh: One hundred years of faith and common living

 By Fr.Dr. Rif'at Bader 

Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

 By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

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