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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV Pope Leo kicks off Apostolic Journey to Spain

Deborah Castellano Lubov : The ITA Airways plane carrying Pope Leo XIV and journalists that departed from Rome's Fiumicino International Airport at 8:13 AM on Saturday morning landed at Madrid–Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport at 10:12am, marking the start of his Apostolic Journey to Spain.   Following a welcome ceremony after his arrival on Saturday morning, Pope Leo will make a courtesy visit to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the Royal Palace. He will th ...more

Abouna Opinion
Jordan's narrative in two lines, as told by the King

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : How beautiful it is for children to wake up to a greeting message from their father ...more

Receiving First Communion amid the bombings: the ordeal of Lebanese children
Spanish journalist publishes new biography on Pope Leo XIV, 'the Lion of Peace'
Pope Leo XIV: “War does not solve problems, but aggravates them”
These are the key points of 'Magnifica Humanitas', the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV
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
World
Asia India's Cardinal Poola calls 'Magnifica humanitas' a 'clear moral compass'

Deborah Castellano Lubov/ vaticannews.va: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, one of the countries most actively developing artificial intelligence, has welcomed Pope Leo XIV's first ...more

Arab World
Iraq Chaldean patriarch calls for prayer, peace, and support for Christians in the Middle East

Catholic News Agency and detroitcatholic.com: Patriarch Paul III Nona did not hide the weight of responsibility he felt after the fathers of the synod announced his election as patriarch of the ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Holy Land: The Solemnity of Corpus Christi at the Holy Sepulcher
Fr. Alberto Joan Pari/ custidia.org: Thursday June 4, in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, heart of Christianity, the solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated again this year ...more
Gaza in need of ‘miracles,’ papal agency says
Cardinal Pizzaballa celebrates Holy Mass marking Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Holy Land: Cardinal Pizzaballa's homily marking the solemnity of Corpus Christi
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Evangelization and closeness to migrants: A journey into the heart of Europe

 By Andrea Tornielli

Jordan's narrative in two lines, as told by the King

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The Theology of Brokenness: How are the voices of the humble immortalized and their words become living liturgy?

 Dr. Adli Kandah/ en.abouna.org

On the caravan route from Mardin to Qamishli-- the survival story of an Armenian family from the genocide

 Rafi Saeygh/ en.abouna.org

Remaining human in the age of algorithms

 By Andrea Tornielli