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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Palestine Gaza: Catholic Church sounds the alarm for a population at the end of its strength

Christophe Lafontaine/ churchinneed.org: The situation in Gaza is becoming “more terrible and unlivable every day. Words are no longer enough to describe it,” Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Holy Family, the only Catholic parish in the Palestinian enclave, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).   The torrential rains of recent days have worsened the living conditions of displaced people. Tens of thousands of tents have been flooded.   “Families have lost ...more

Abouna Opinion
When we meet pilgrims in Jordan

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : Every other week or so, groups of Christian pilgrims come to us, namely Jordan, to ...more

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Pope Francis in the cathedral where he served for 15 years
Don’t Give Up: Pope Leo XIV Encourages Uruguay’s Catholics
A prison chaplain's exeprience with exorcism, deliverance and Inner freedom
Don Biker: The Biker Priest Who Spreads the Gospel on Two Wheels
The first photo of Pope Leo XIV from the hospital: He will lead the Angelus on Sunday
Pope Leo XIV's First Message After Surgery “Pray For Me"
The Vatican’s humanitarian bridge between Russia and Ukraine
How did the cradle of the Baby Jesus come to Rome?
How did the cradle of the Baby Jesus come to Rome?
Lourdes is lit up by more than 150,000 candles in a procession led by the pope
World
Leo XIV Ending his visit to Argentina: Pope Leo XIV calls for reconciliation

Christopher Wells/ vaticannews.va: In his final Mass in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to undertake a journey of “reconciliation, enlightenment through the word of God ...more

Arab World
Iraq Iraq: Historic manuscripts returned to archdiocese after more than 50 years

Georgena Habbaba/ ewtnnews.com: After safeguarding them for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd has returned a collection of historic manuscripts ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Bethlehem University celebrates Int'l recognition, strengthens partnerships at VII Uniservitate Global Symposium
bethlehem.edu: Bethlehem University celebrated significant achievements at the VII Uniservitate Global Symposium, held 26-27 October 2026, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy ...more
Princess Basma patronizes 75th anniversary of Latin Patriarchate scout group
Jordan: Graduation of a cohort of licensed lawyers to practise before the Latin Ecclesiastical Court in Amman
Bethlehem University signs MoU with Uniservitate to advance service-learning
Chosen articles

When we meet pilgrims in Jordan

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Pope Leo in Latin America: Christ makes the world truer and freer

 Massimiliano Menichetti/ vaticannews.va

Secularization and the reflected light of little Bethlehem

 By Andrea Tornielli

Pope Leo returns to continent full of contradictions but rich in hope

 By Andrea Tornielli

Jordan: CCSM highly values hosting of martyrs’ families at the Speech from the Throne

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader