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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Jordan Caritas Jordan holds session focusing on its role in society

en.abouna.org: On Tuesday, May 5, 2026  Caritas Jordan held a consultative session at its headquarters in the Jabal Luweibdeh, Amman, with the participation of a distinguished group of members of the Upper and Lower House of Parliament, notables, in addition to members of its administration board.   Opening the session, Chairman of the Administrative Board of Caritas Jordan Thabet Elwir delivered a welcoming address during which he underlin ...more

Abouna Opinion
Vatican media highlights Fr. Bader’s reflection on Cardinal Pizzaballa’s “Letter to the Diocese”

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, issued a pastoral letter ...more

New FILM on the SACRED HEART to PREMIER in June for the 250th ANNIVERSARY of UNITED STATES
JOY fills KILAMBA as 100,000 faithful welcome POPE LEO XIV with dancing -VIDEO
KEY POINTS: ONE YEAR WITHOUT POPE FRANCIS
POPE LEO to the FAITHFUL suffering poverty in CAMEROON: “Do not give in to discouragement”
“Not AFRAID” of TRUMP. Pope Leo will continue speaking out
Day one in ALGERIA concludes: grand MOSQUE, Augustinian nuns, and Our Lady of AFRICA
The FIRST time a POPE visits ALGERIA: the HISTORIC visit of POPE LEO XIV
POPE LEO MEETS with new US PAPAL NUNCIO amid rumored THREATS from the PENTAGON
POPE LEO XIV REMEMBERS POPE FRANCIS, who DIED on EASTER MONDAY 2025
The history of the washing of the feet: Why Pope Leo is breaking with Pope Francis' tradition
World
Africa Inauguration of the third Radio Maria substation in Zambia

radiomaria.org: The inauguration celebration of Radio Maria in the Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia, took place on 25 April 2026, and was a deeply meaningful moment of ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church

Romy Haber/ewtnnews.com and zenit.org: Amid widespread destruction and amid the rubble in the southern Lebanese village of Tbenine, what some call a “miracle” in St. George Church offered ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Bishop Iyad Twal participates in meeting to promote religious pilgrimage in 2030
en.abouna.org: At the invitation of Head of the Tourism and Heritage Committee of the Senate Michel Nazzal, Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan Bishop Iyad Twal ...more
Holy Land: Bethlehem University leadership, Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Giorgio Lingua align on strategic vision
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association aid to Palestinians exceeds $1.16 million
Bishop Iyad Twal marks reopening of Latin Monastery Hall in Al-Wahadneh
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In Antioch: A present that mirrors memory and future

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

When governance becomes a civilizational narrative

By Rula Samain/ Writer specialized in interfaith dialogues, peace and reconciliation

Letter of the Patriarch of Jerusalem: A call by the Church of Jerusalem in the present time

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Jordan: The Catholic for Studies and Media marks its 14th anniversary

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Challenges encountering the new Chaldean patriarch

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader