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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2021
Jordan “He fed the hungry… yet he was sentenced to two years in prison!”

By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org: In Lord Jesus’ beatitudes, He said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”   Mercy is the crux of Christianity and without mercy people are bereft of love and compassion, whereas life becomes rough and merciless. Mercy breeds love and care. It instills in humans the divine nature of love.   In a parable which Lord Jesus gave, He said, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” it continues, “Truly ...more

Abouna Opinion
Pope mentions seven Arab countries on Easter Sunday

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : In his address Urbi et Orbi ('to the city [of Rome] and to the world') which he ...more

Yemen faces desperate humanitarian crisis
The 'backstage' of the Pope's visit to Iraq. This is how we lived it.
Holy Shroud exposed on Holy Saturday
Woman launches peace project after visiting neighborhood of Jihadist who killed her son
The Shroud of Turin: the holiest relic of Holy Week
Easter Message of the Custos of the Holy Land Br. Francesco Patton
April 2, 2021 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis
Pope Francis prays prostrate in St. Peter's Basilica on Good Friday
Way of the Cross 2021: written by children and delivered at St. Peter’s without pilgrims
Second Holy Week in Rome with no pilgrims: “I haven't seen a single one”
World
Europe Turkey: Assyrian monk imprisoned for giving a piece of bread

asianews.it: A Turkish court sentenced Assyrian monk Sefer (Aho) Bileçen to two years and a month in prison after he was convicted of providing “help to a ...more

Arab World
Iraq Patriarch: Christian Iraqis hope goodwill from papal trip carries over

Doreen Abi Raad/ Catholic News Service : Political leaders had “very nice words” during Pope Francis’ early March trip to Iraq, but now Christians pray “that those words, those declarations ...more

Holy Land
Palestine Celebration of the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene in Magdala
Layal Hazboun/ lpj.org: On Saturday, April 10, 2021, the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene was celebrated on the archaeological site of Magdala, on the shore of the sea of Galilee ...more
The Churches of the Holy Land meet for Easter greetings
Jordan: RIIF launches study on religious freedom during pandemic
Feast of Mary Magdalene 2021: Homily of Patriarch Pizzaballa
Chosen articles

From resistance to resilience

 By Rula Samain/ jordannews.jo

The Cross… a sublime symbol of victory and salvation

 By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org :

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Christians beckoned to be vessels of grace

 Father Jeffrey F. Kirby/ cruxnow.com

Love your neighbor. Everything depends on it

 Tom Hoopes/ ncregister.co

"He sacrificed his life to save others"

 Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org :