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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Jordan Jordan: AUM, Central Connecticut State University advance strategic partnership and student exchange initiative

aum.edu.jo: American University of Madaba (AUM) Chairman of the Board of Trustees Engineer Azzam Shweihat; AUM President Professor Adi Arida, and Engineer Majdi Dayyat, assistant to the president for accreditation and quality assurance and acting director of the international department, have welcomed Professor Joseph Farhat, assistant to the president at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), United States, to discuss the advancement of the partnershi ...more

Abouna Opinion
Al-Wahadneh: One hundred years of faith and common living

By Fr.  Dr. Rif'at Bader : This year, the Latin Parish and the Church of St. Elijah in Al-Wahadneh, northern ...more

The Beatification the Maronite patriarch behind modern Lebanon
Two Previously Unknown Homilies by Saint Augustine Found in Poland
How did the Lefebvrians end up in a second schism after 1988?
It’s Official Vatican Confirms Excommunication of the Lefebvrists
10th World Day of the Poor 2026: Leo XIV blames corruption, social media and discrimination
Confirmed: Pope Leo says he will travel to Peru this coming November
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
World
Latin America Venezuela earthquakes aftermath: Church focusing on burials, aid, church repairs

Andrés Henríquez/ ewtnnews.com: At the outset of the catastrophe, the Archdiocese of Caracas established an emergency response commission tasked with managing spiritual, ...more

Arab World
Lebanon The responsibility of Church in preserving values and building the human person

Professor Michel Abs/ secretary general of the Middle East Council of Churches : When we speak about the Church, we are not speaking about a building made of stone, nor about an institution whose mission is limited to rituals and ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Holy Land: “Bethlehem University responds to the growing needs of its community”
bethlehem.edu: Brother Hernán Santos, FSC, president of Bethlehem University, and Ms. Shahinda Nassar, advancement office manager, have met with members of the ...more
Jordan: The American University of Madaba makes a resounding scientific achievement
Fr. Faltas: The West Bank bleeds, listen to the Pope's appeals to stop the violence
Jordan: The Catholic Church marks the Annual Pilgrimage Day to the Grotto of Saint Elijah
Chosen articles

Al-Wahadneh: One hundred years of faith and common living

 By Fr.Dr. Rif'at Bader 

Euthanasia between legislation and conscience

 By Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

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

The pain of a rupture

 Andrea Tornielli

O pilgrims of the world, return to the Holy Land!

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader