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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Latin Patriarchate Good Friday in Jerusalem, remembrance of the Passion and mystery of the Cross

Fr. Alberto Joan Pari/ cutodia.org: Jerusalem experienced Good Friday in a climate marked by war and the resulting restrictions.   The Holy City, which in these days should have welcomed thousands of faithful from all over the world, appeared silent and guarded. Yet, precisely within this fragility, the prayer of the Church continued to rise with strength, preserving the memory of the Passion of the Lord in the very place where it was accomplished.   Despite t ...more

Abouna Opinion
O Patriarch… the Cross of Jerusalem is heavy

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : Have international reactions been commensurate with the burden of responsibility in ...more

The history of the washing of the feet: Why Pope Leo is breaking with Pope Francis' tradition
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem prevented from entering the Holy Sepulcher for Palm Sunday
CARDINAL FILONI in HOLY LAND: “CHRISTIANS WERE HERE. No: Christians are here”
Pope Leo to be awarded US Medal of Religious Liberty
War Will Not Have the Last Word – Chronicle of the Christian Community of Gaza
The ONLY IRANIAN CARDINAL MEETS with POPE LEO XIV
1,463 days of pain and uncertainty: Four years since Russia's invasion of UkraineE
How are Christians faring in the midst of ran's nationwide protests?
What is happening to CATHOLICS during the violent protests in IRAN?
Pope Leo the good of Venezuelan people “must prevail” after US capture of Maduro
World
Europe WCC Easter Message 2026: “One big source of hope in these troubled times”

mecc.org: The World Council of Churches Easter message reflects on how we can celebrate Easter in a time in which shouts of joy are so often drowned out by ...more

Arab World
UAE UAE: Maundy Thursday... a day of service and love

Marinella Bandini/ avosa.org: Maundy Thursday “is the day of service, of love.” It marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum, the most sacred days in the Church’s liturgical year ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Jerusalem, Holy Thursday at the Holy Sepulcher and Gethsemane, the beginning of the Holy Triduum
Fr. Alberto Joan Pari/ custodia.org: With Holy Thursday, in Jerusalem, the Sacred Paschal Triduum begins in the places of Redemption. According to the ancient norms regulated by the ...more
An Easter Eve held at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Amman
Message on the Good Friday Collect from the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo
Cardinal Pizzaballa on Maundy Thursday: ‘We are here to celebrate life'
Chosen articles

O Patriarch… the Cross of Jerusalem is heavy

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

For the first time in history, no Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

The roads of Jerusalem are mourning… but hope does not die

 Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Between Christ and Genghis Khan: A comparison out of place and time

 Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

Jerusalem: Augusta Victoria Hospital offers free treatment for Gaza children diagnosed with leukemia

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org