Pope Francis tells the Christians of the East: “You are sprouts of hope”

Submitted by munir on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:25

Pope Francis' letter to the Christians in the East incorporates several messages. He chose to publish it on October 7, which is a pivotal day that affected all components of the Arab people in one way or another, including the Christians who opted to remain in the Gaza Strip, in churches--especially the Church of the Holy Family and the Church of Saint Porphyrius--and who experience daily martyrdom, hunger, as well as all kinds of physical and psychological pain.

 

With the King… we reject a world governed by capitulation

Submitted by munir on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 13:50

I write this time from the United States of America, and though the body is here, the heart is there, particularly in Gaza, which has been tormented for about a year, yet the suffering is escalating nowadays in fraternal Lebanon. It is Lebanon that recently marked two great ecclesiastical figures, namely the beatification of Patriarch Estephan El-Douaihy, who led the Maronite Church between 1672 and 1704, and Armenian Patriarch Cardinal Gregory Peter XV Agaganian, who was one of the most prominent religious figures in the world and whose body was returned to Beirut in a grand offi

At the parish of Our Lady of the Holy Land in Chicago

Submitted by munir on Mon, 09/23/2024 - 07:10

In August 2009, I came to Chicago, whereby the founding committee for the establishment of an Arab Catholic parish invited me to celebrate a Holy Mass which I did with pleasure, during which I prayed for the families present from different regions. The beautiful dream that Mr. Majdi Bader and his companions had at the time was to establish a church that would serve a mother church that encompasses at its people. At the time, we prayed fervently for the church to see the light.

 

From tunnels of war to the tunnel of fraternity

Submitted by munir on Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:12

There are tunnels of war and terror, designed to hide soldiers, militants, and hostages. But there are also tunnels built to foster friendship among people of different faiths.

 

In Jakarta, the Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, stands across from the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, separated only by a three-lane highway.

 

Christianity in Jordan: Heritage, history, and Culture’

Submitted by munir on Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:23

We highly value the photo exhibition held by the Friends of  Jordan Festivals, with the support presented by the Jordan Tourism Board and the cooperation with the historical archives of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, in addition to the coordination by Darat Al-Tasweer.