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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Jordan Jordan: Bishop Iyad Twal welcomes Gazan students pursuing higher education at AUM

By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org: In a meeting exuding closeness, solidarity, and hope, Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan Bishop Iyad Twal met on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 with a group of students from the Parish of the Holy Family in Gaza, whose care and support in Jordan is being followed up by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, amid the difficult humanitarian circumstances being endured by the Gazans.   These students are currently pursuing their higher education a ...more

Abouna Opinion
A new Royal initiative commemorating the millennium anniversary of the Baptism

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : We highly value the initiative launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II by directing ...more

Pope Leo XIV and Aram I of the Armenians pray together at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV signs his first papal encyclical, which will be published on May 25
Could Christians disappear from the Middle East? This is the current situation
May 13: The third “secret” of the Virgin that predicted the assassination attempt on John Paul II
The ESSENCE of POPE LEO XIV in GESTURES: the moments that have defined his first year as pope
Marco Rubio meets with Leo XIV the day before his one-year anniversary as pope
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”
World
Leo XIV Pope Leo prays for peace in Lebanon and Middle East

Devin Watkins/ vaticannews.va: Pope Leo XIV renewed his greetings to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church—See of Cilicia, during the Wednesday, May 20 ...more

Arab World
UAE UAE: Sacrament of Confirmation conferred on young people at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Jebel Ali

Marinella Bandini/ avosa.org: From May 14 to 18, Bishop Paolo Martinelli carried out a pastoral visit to St. Francis of Assisi Church, in Jebel Ali. As a distinctive aspect of his ...more

Holy Land
Jordan The American University of Madaba commemorates Independence Day: 'Eighty years, one nation, one spirit'
en.abouna.org: The American University of Madaba (AUM) has proudly celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan--a ...more
‘The 2030 Initiative is a call for spiritual renewal and rediscovering baptism,’ Cardinal Pizzaballa says
Jordan: Roundup of Cardinal Pizzaballa four-day pastoral visit to Irbid
King Abdullah inaugurates Baptism Site International Orthodox University
Chosen articles

A new Royal initiative commemorating the millennium anniversary of the Baptism

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker

 Fr. Luke Gregory/ vaticannews.va

O rose…a symbol of childhood when taken care of

Fr. Dr Rif’at Bader

Lord’s Day Reflection: If you love me...

 By Fr. Edmund Power, OSB

Role of the Church in times of war: A diaconal response in the Middle East

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