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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Syria Caritas calls for action as Middle East humanitarian crisis deepens

cathnews.com: Caritas Australia has joined Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Middle East and North Africa in calling for urgent international action to protect civilians, secure humanitarian access and prevent further suffering across the Middle East.   The joint statement, issued as world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly, warns that civilians in the region continue to face conflict, displacement, restrictions on basic free ...more

Abouna Opinion
CCSM lauds the King’s address: A steadfast Jordanian voice in defence of peace, Christian presence

en.abouna.org : The Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM)  in Jordan has lauded the content ...more

Lourdes is lit up by more than 150,000 candles in a procession led by the pope
Leo XIV blesses several babies during his popemobile tour in Paris
Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a bridge named after him in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV was just another pilgrim at the Grotto of Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV's Blunt Message at UNESCO: “Innocent people are being killed in the name of freedom”
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates His 71st Birthday at the Vatican
9/11 and the Popes: Words of Courage, Faith and Hope
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
World
Benedict XVI Gallagher: Amid severe test to world order, religions can contribute to peace

Antonella Palermo/ vaticannews.va: At Rome’s Religions and Diplomacy conference on 29 September, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and ...more

Arab World
UAE UAE: Feast honors St. Michael the Archangel in Shariqah

facebook.com/avosarabia: Bishop Paolo Martinelli visited St. Michael’s Church in Shariqah on September 27, 2026 for the parish feast, honoring its patron, St. Michael the ...more

Holy Land
Jordan Iraq: Bishop Iyad Twal concludes official visit to Chaldean Church, meets with Patriarch Mar Paulus III Nona
lpvj.org: His Excellency Bishop Iyad Twal, Latin Patriarchal Vicar in Jordan, has concluded an official visit to the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the Kurdistan ...more
Holy Land: the feast of the Holy Archangels, a community gathered in prayer and peace
King Abdullah II receives patriarch of All Bulgaria and metropolitan of Sofia
Holy Land: Emmaus, the broken bread that continues to open the eyes of the faithful all over the world
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CCSM lauds the King’s address: A steadfast Jordanian voice in defence of peace, Christian presence

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A reflection on Pope Leo’s journey to France: “Europe and the challenge of remaining human”

 By Andrea Tornielli

A journey of hope: A new document

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

CCSM: The Crown Prince’s visit to the Baptism Site will bear positive fruit

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The waters of the Jordan River in the hands of His Holiness the Pope

 By Fr. Dr. Rifát Bader