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Apostolic exhortation ‘LAUDATE DEUM’ of Holy Father Francis on climate crisis
Jordan The Ecclesiastical Court’s 11th Annual Canon Law Conference launched at the Dead Sea

Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org: The sessions of the Ecclesiastical Court’s 11th Annual Canon Law Conference were launched under the patronage of  Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The conference is held by the ecclesiastical courts affiliated with the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, Amman, and Nazareth under the title, "Towards Ecclesiastical Legal Culture: Marriage, Rulings, and Norms of Ecclesiastical Tri ...more

Abouna Opinion
On the 75th anniversary of the Pontifical Mission

Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader : The “Pontifical Mission for Palestine” is considered one of the most important ...more

Chaldean Catholic Church says “no” to same-sex blessings
Cardinal Parolin visits a Marian shrine in Ukraine
JUBILEE | The Catholic Church's 700 year of tradition of Jubilees
Children release balloons with special message at the end of Pope Francis' visit
JUBILEE | Rome's action plan for the launching of the Jubilee 2025
Caritas Georgia helps youth forge their futures
The world’s oldest Marian sanctuary
Pope Francis interrupts vacation to meet with number two of Moscow Patriarchate
New episodes of religious persecution in Pakistan and Nicaragua
Eucharistic pilgrimage brings small towns alive throughout the U.S.A.
World
Vatican Holy See expresses 'deep concern’ over growth in nuclear rhetoric

Joseph Tulloch/ vaticannews.va: Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, has addressed a UN committee on the non- ...more

Arab World
Iraq Chaldean bishops praise Iraqi prime minister for reinstating patriarch, decry ‘agony of Christians’ in country

Elise Ann Allen/ cruxnow.com: Closing their annual synod meeting the Chaldean bishops highlighted the persecution of Christians and the scourge of seemingly unending conflict in ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Order of Malta, send aid to Gaza
lpj.org: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued the following press release dated July 24, 2024:   "Two months after the signing of the cooperation ...more
Patriarch Pizzaballa asks Christians to stay in the Holy Land despite difficulties
Holy Land: The shrine of Magdala welcomes the celebrations in honor of St. Mary Magdalene
Holy Land: The Pontifical Mission is a mission of Divine Mercy
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Holy Land: The Pontifical Mission is a mission of Divine Mercy

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org

On the 75th anniversary of the Pontifical Mission

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

When will human trafficking become something of the past?

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org

Religion… and the participation in political life

Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

Jordan: Plans under way to expand the Baptism Site

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org