Among the great measures undertaken by the Catholic Church towards the oppressed and suffering people was the establishment of the Pontifical Mission in Palestine.

After UN General Assembly’s adoption of a plan for the partition of Palestine on 29 November 1947, renewed hostilities began between Arabs and Jews which brought affliction and anxiety to the heart of the Holy Father, Pope Pius XII. He asked for supplications “that the situation in Palestine may at long last be settled justly and thereby concord and peace be also happily established.”

The “Pontifical Mission for Palestine” is considered one of the most important institutions established by the Holy See after the Nakba of 1948, and the fleeing of many people from Palestine to neighboring countries or to distant countries.

Since 2013, the United Nations Organizations marked July 30 as a day to observe the World Day against Human Trafficking.

Questions are being addressed nowadays, stating: “What is your role in the Church, and what is the role of the clergy in general in the upcoming parliamentary elections? For this reason, the Cultural Committee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, which is affiliated with the Latin Patriarchate in Tla’ Al-‘Ali, Amman, has held a panel discussion moderated by Dr.

Jordan has been classified as one of the major jewels in the world with regards to religious tourism in its capacity as part of the Holy Land. It prides itself for containing numerous Christian sites that religious tourists eagerly scramble to visit, so as to feel the aroma of holiness and beauty.

As several parts of the world are cloaked in states of instability including wars, tourism in general  drops to a low level amid fears of conflagrations that could  spread  to parts of the world already enjoying a state of stability and security.

These days, around 39,000 pupils in Gaza would have had to take their school-leaving exams. Like many other Palestinian students, like many other Israeli students, like many other students around the world. The graduation exam is important, it marks a stage in life, it is the transition to adulthood.

There would have been 39,000 students, but nobody can know who didn't show up for the exam because they are no longer there or because their body is still under the rubble.

People watch films in general for entertainment, yet there are films that leave indelible and everlasting impressions upon viewers. Such films touch deeply on people's feelings towards various impressive aspects of life.

One of the most ever-renowned films is "‘Jesus Thirsts’ whereby"“viewers, often with tears in their eyes, have rediscovered a beauty in their faith that they had perhaps only glimpsed before. Many fallen-away Catholics and those outside the Church have shared how the film illuminated for them the very heart of Catholicism.”

In a world abounding with several types of evil represented in wars--which result in numerous forms of destruction to societies--that kill bodies, the world currently comes under the influence of certain demonic activities represented in certain practices that kill the souls and send people into a bleak abyss that has  no end.

In 2002, I was invited by the recently established Al-Hussein Ibn Talal University to speak at an international conference on the thought of King Hussein Ibn Talal. Several views, expertise, and studies were presented about the insightful thought of Al-Hussein, may his soul rest in peace. Today, marking the 25th anniversary of  His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Talal ascension to the Throne, I find myself also thinking about the development in the activities of Christian institutions during the period of this reign which is qualified by goodness.