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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Fr. Gabriel Romanelli: Re-opening of a Catholic school in Gaza “a sign of hope”

Michael Kelly/ churchinneed.org: The parish priest of Gaza has said that the re-opening of a Catholic school in the devastated territory offers “a sign of hope” for people who have very little to be hopeful about.   Holy Family School in the old city of Gaza re-opened this morning for approximately 1,000 students, serving the local Holy Family Catholic Parish, but also the wider community, with the majority of the students being Muslim.   Fr. Gabriel Romane ...more

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

en.abouna.org : Director of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader ...more

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Salvatore Cernuzio vaticannews.va: At the time, it was a turning point in relations between Catholics and Jews and with believers of other faiths, as well as a beacon of hope in the ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Beyond Lebanon’s famous shrines, these five hidden religious sites continue to draw pilgrims

Romy Haber/https://ewtnnews.com: When it comes to religious tourism in Lebanon, attention often turns to the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, home to the tomb of St. Charbel, or to ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Twinning agreement: Basilica of Holy Sepulcher, Monastery of San Toribio de Liébana
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CCSM: The Crown Prince’s visit to the Baptism Site will bear positive fruit

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