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Encyclical letter MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Vatican Bishop Daibes: International pressure needed to protect Palestinians in the Holy Land

Linda Bordoni/ vaticannews.va: Bishop Jamal Daibes, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Somalia, says the international community must exert diplomatic pressure to stop attacks and violence against Palestinians in the Holy Land.   Speaking to Vatican News in Rome after meeting Pope Leo XIV with the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, he warned that fear and violence are pushing Palestinians to consider leaving a land where Christians have lived since th ...more

Abouna Opinion
On the return to school

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : The academic year has once again returned to its annual rhythm, with more than 2,200 ...more

What did Pope Leo XIV say about Minority Christians Minorities in Muslim Countries?
The Vatican Foreign Minister in Russia: "This War Must End"
President Aoun Meets with the Pope Leo XIV to Discuss the Conflict in Southern Lebanon
Patriarch Pizzaballa Visits Gaza’s Christians: “We Will Not Abandon Them”
Pope Leo XIV sends 100,000 euros in aid to Colombia after the earthquake
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
World
Vatican AI will provide ‘an explosion of creativity, but brakes are needed’

Eugenio Murrali/ vaticannews.va: According to Dmitry Volkov, artificial intelligence is like a car: it enables extraordinary acceleration, but when we develop a fine car, especially ...more

Arab World
Syria Franciscan in Syria: “The lack of security has grown enormously”

churchinneed.org: The Christian community has seen discrimination rise but remains firm in the faith in the land of Christianity’s roots.   The situation in Syria ...more

Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate Text of Cardinal Pizzaballa's meditation marking the 23rd Sunday in ordinary time
His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem : Following is the text of the meditation by His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, marking the 23rd Sunday of ...more
Christian schools in Jerusalem protest non-renewal of entry permits for teachers
Holy Land: Johny Zeidan assumes duties as chief executive officer of the Latin Patriarchate
Bishop Shomali: Reopening of school at Holy Family Parish in Gaza a reminder that 'hope is stronger than fear’
Chosen articles

The Middle East Council of Churches and the Palestinians

 Professor Michel Abs/ secretary general of the Middle East Council of Churches

On the return to school

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

Abouna website: 23 years of disarmed media

 Fr. Dr.Rif’at Bader

The joy of summer and the impregnability of the safe homeland

 Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader

The Baptism Development Zone: A Royal vision for a sacred future

 Kamel Mahadin