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Why is the Pope’s visit to UAE so significant?
By Deborah Castellano Lubov/ zenit.org
: What distinguishes the United Arab Emirates? According to a Church official in Jordan, it is its...More

Latin Patriarchate

Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
By Most Rev. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa
The message of lectors and acolytes in the Church
lpj.org and en.abouna.org
: The Latin Church in Jordan has recently had several parishioners ordained acolytes having considered their vital role in the Church as well as the right of every believer to effectively and fruitfully contribute to the efforts designed to glorify God and serve the faithful. This comes upon the heels of the decision undertaken by the Council of...More
Marcel Jwainat receives PhD degree in journalism
Beirut-en.abouna.org
: Marcel Jwainat has received the PhD degree the field of media and communications from the Lebanese University. Jwainat’s thesis was titled, “The Trend Adopted by Jordanian Press in Covering Women’s Participation in Politics for the Years 2015-2016.” Present at the discussion of her thesis were Jordan’s Ambassador to Lebanon Nabil Masarweh,...More
Union of Religious Congregations in Jordan holds its third meeting
Amman-en.abouna.org
: The Union of Religious Congregations in Jordan held its third meeting on Friday, February 15, at the Jesuit Center in Amman titled, "The Nun is the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World". The meeting included a welcoming address by Head of the Union of Religious Congregations Sr. Cécile Hijazin, a spiritual lecture by Fr. Jihad Shwaihat in...More
Samir Jamil Dababneh ordained acolyte
Naour-en.abouna.org
: Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan Bishop William Shomali, on Friday, February 15, celebrated Holy Mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Naour, southwest Amman, during which Samir Jamil Dababneh was ordained acolyte. The Mass was concelebrated by Bishop Salim Sayegh, parish priest Fr. Dr. Rif'at Badr, Fr. Ashraf Nimri, Fr. Simon Hijazin,...More
Francophone families visit Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Naour
Naour-en.abouna.org
: Francophone families, namely French and Belgian, visited Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Naour on Friday, February 15. During the visit, parish priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Nour Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader celebrated Holy Mass which was concelebrated by Fr. Olivier. Present at the Mass were a number of the French embassy employees in...More
The message of lectors and acolytes in the Church
Marcel Jwainat receives PhD degree in journalism
Union of Religious Congregations in Jordan holds its third meeting
Samir Jamil Dababneh ordained acolyte
Francophone families visit Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Naour

Reflections

"Christians should follow the example of Lord Jesus" Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabbah for Sunday April 16-April 22, 2017

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The Order of the Holy Sepulchre on pilgrimage to the "living stones"

Chosen articles

Pizzaballa on Abu Dhabi: “A Milestone that gives us courage for the future”
By Domenico Agasso/ lastampa.it
Cardinal Bo: “Asia thirsts for Christ”
By Paolo Affatato/ lastampa.it
India will have a new saint: Sr. Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan
asianews.it
Pope: Slogans are not enough to eliminate hunger in the world
Iacopo Scaramuzzi/ lastampa.it
Feast of Our Lady’s Apparition in Lourdes
fsspx.news
In Memory of the Pact between Pius XI and Mussolini
fsspx.news
Venezuela:The provisional president sends a delegation to the Vatican
By Domenico Agasso/ lastampa.it
Fr. Rif’at Bader tells ZENIT why Pope’s historic trip to UAE is so important
By Deborah Castellano Lubov/ zenit.org
A journalistic bird's eye view on what happened in the UAE
Venezuela: After Maduro also Guaidó appeals to the Pope, invites him to Caracas
By Domenico Agasso/ lastampa.it

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World

India will have a new saint: Sr. Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan

asianews.it
: The Indian Church will soon have a new saint: Blessed Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan, foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family. Msgr. James Pazhayattil, bishop of Irinjalakuda [deceased in 2016], said: "She is like Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Apart from the fact that they share the name, they have in common not only having founded a religious congregation - one the Missionaries of Charity, the other the Sisters of the Holy Family - but above all they have distinguished themselves for the service for the disadvantaged : poor, sick, marginalized, dying ". Born in Puthenchira (Kerala) on April 26, 1876, the blessed died at Kuzhikkattussery (also in Kerala) on June 8, 1926. Two days ago Pope Francis, receiving Card. Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for the...
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WCC expresses growing concern on Venezuelan people’s future

Cardinal Sako named adviser at the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

Germany warns: 'Don't underestimate ISIS'

Pope to IFAD: Putting technology at the service of the poor

Hungarian PM says immigration a threat to Christianity

Pope Francis favors a negotiated settlement to Venezuela’s political crisis

Arab World

Rome remembers celebrated Jesuit missionary kidnapped in Syria

By John L. Allen/ cruxnow.com
: On Wednesday, February 23, a torchlit rally took place in front of Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, a native Roman and Jesuit missionary in Syria who disappeared in 2013, along with the thousands of both natives and foreigners who’ve been subject to kidnapping or arbitrary detention in Syria since violence broke out in 2011. Pope Francis met the family of his fellow Jesuit priest on Jan. 30 in his residence at the Domus Santa Marta on Vatican grounds, in a gesture a spokesman said was intended to show his “affection and proximity” to Dall’Oglio and his relatives. The pope had met the family once before, in 2014, near the first anniversary of Dall’Oglio’s disappearance. Like most journalists who’ve been in Rome a while, I know Dall’Oglio. For a long time...
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The Council of Churches of Egypt backs Christian unity, dialogue with Muslims

Iraq: Cardinal Sako says country’s Christians ‘really need’ a papal visit

Cardinal Mario Zenari says that there are signs of recovery in Syria

Zenit.org takes an inside look at first trip of a Pope to Arabian Peninsula

Patriarch Sako: Reforming rites and traditions to meet the challenges of modernity

Iraq: Christians return home also for the sake of the children of the diaspora

Holy Land

Pizzaballa sheds light on the situation of Christians in the Holy Land

By Renardo Schlegelmilch/ lpj.org
: On February 11, Most Rev. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, sat down for an interview with DOMRADIO.DE in Germany, to talk about the anticipated Child Protection Summit, which will take place in Rome from February 21-24, 2019, as well as the situation of Christians in the Holy Land and his reflections on the recent visit of Pope Francis to Abu Dhabi in UAE. In the coming week the heads of the Bishops’ Conferences worldwide will meet in the Vatican for consultations on the sexual abuse scandal. You will travel to Rome as the Vice President of the Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions. What do you think of this meeting? I think the expectations are too high. Such a meeting cannot end with a concrete and specific...
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Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

World Interfaith Harmony Week kicks off in Amman

ACN renovates the Carmelites Sisters Church in Haïfa

Fr. Rif’at Bader tells ZENIT why Pope’s historic trip to UAE is so important

World Day of the Sick celebrated in the Holy Land

Jordan: “Our Lady of Lourdes Association” officially launched in Naour