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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "DILEXI TE"
Latin Patriarchate “Listen, Dialogue, Pray”: Official entrance of the Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem

Miral Atik/ lpj.org: "Go, listen to everyone, dialogue with everyone, and pray for everyone.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV entrusted Archbishop Giorgio Lingua with his new mission as the representative of the Holy See in the Holy Land, a land that continues to endure the wounds of war, uncertainty, and tension.   On Thursday, May 28, Archbishop Giorgio Lingua made his solemn entrance into Jerusalem as Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine an ...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

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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
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
World
Europe “What kind of world are we hoping to build?” WCC commends "Magnifica Humanitas” to all people

oikoumene.org: “Magnifica Humanitas” (Latin for “The Magnificent Humanity”), addresses the rapid technological developments in the age of digitalization, which find ...more

Arab World
Lebanon Lebanon: Middle East Council of Churches contributes to strengthening community and health efforts

mecc.org: As part of strengthening emergency preparedness and support frontline community response efforts, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Welcome address for the official entrance of the Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem
lpj.org: On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to the Holy Land, made his ...more
Bishop Twal extends well-wishes to Fr. Yousef Francis for being bestowed Royal medal
The Theology of Brokenness: How are the Voices of the Humble Immortalized and their Words Become Living Liturgy?
King bestows medal on Father Yousef Francis Yassa on 80th Independence Day
Chosen articles

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 

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