On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan Bishop Iyad Twal celebrated Easter Sunday Mass at St. Mary of Nazareth Church in Sweifieh, western Amman.

In his homily, he said that “the Resurrection” is not merely a memory, but rather “a living reality capable of transforming our lives and the lives of our families.” He added that this represents “a transcendence from despair to hope, and from the old self into the new self in Lord Jesus Christ.”

Stressing that family is “the first place where we experience the Resurrection,” he called for turning homes into sites of hope by choosing dialogue over division, forgiveness over stubbornness, and love over indifference, as well as by preserving core values such as respect, solidarity, hospitality, commitment, and unwavering commitment to faith.