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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Leo XIV Pope expresses closeness to Christians affected by war in southern Lebanon

vaticannews.va: In a message to the inhabitants of the conflict-battered village of Debel in southern Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV expressed his spiritual closeness to those suffering amid war, and he extended his consolation “to all Christians of southern Lebanon.”   Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Apostolic Nuncio to the country, transmitted the Pope’s message on Easter Day, conveying the Pope’s “proximity and paternal tenderness” to communities affected by the o ...more

Abouna Opinion
This year’s Palm Sunday: Renewed hopes for the attainment of peace

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : This Sunday stands out as special in the Church Calendar. The Catholic Church and ...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
Asia Dalai Lama endorses Pope Leo's appeal for peace

indcatholicnews.com: The Dalai Lama, highest spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has issued a statement welcoming Pope Leo's recent appeal for peace during his Palm ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Easter: Christians in Lebanon mark feast far from their homes

cruxnow.com:  It was not how Father Maroun Ghafari had envisioned this Holy Week — for years, he had held Easter sermons in his predominantly Christian village of ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Jerusalem - the celebrations of the Lord's Resurrection
Fr. Alberto Joan Pari/ cutodia.org: On Easter morning, at the Church of San Salvatore, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, presided over and solemnly concluded the Easter ...more
In an atmosphere of prayer for peace, Churches in Jordan mark Palm Sunday
The treasures of the Holy Sepulcher: Why art still matters in times of war
Living the Holy Week... The true meaning of Easter
Chosen articles

This year’s Palm Sunday: Renewed hopes for the attainment of peace

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

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