Palm Sunday this year in Noble Jerusalem

Submitted by munir on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 13:04

A few days ago, I went to Jerusalem to participate in Palm Sunday celebrations according to the Gregorian Calendar, which coincided last  Sunday. I invoked the memories of the years between 1988 and 1995, when I spent 11 years at the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala, as at the time we were pleased to serve this annual procession that commemorates the entry of  Lord Jesus Christ into the Holy City.

 

The 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Jordan and the Vatican

Submitted by munir on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 14:02

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan commemorates nowadays the 30th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations with the Vatican City, or rather the Holy See. In March 1994, during the reign of the late King Hussein Ibn Talal, the document establishing diplomatic relations between the two friendly sides was ratified, although the mutual relations have all the time been good and were referred to as relations based on affection, friendship, and cooperation.

 

A distinguished address by Queen Rania at the Web Summit

Submitted by munir on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 12:05

Last Tuesday, groups of participants in the worldwide Web Summit began proceeding towards the main hall at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). I could hear their whispers saying: "The Queen of Jordan, or Queen Rania, will speak now." So, we were waiting for a distinguished address at this summit, which took place for the first time in an Arab country.

Jordan’s religious sites are the aspiration of tourists worldwide

Submitted by munir on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 09:15

Tourism is one of the factors that breathes life into the extended human family, whereby tourists visiting one country after the other mark a mixture of civilizations, thus enabling them to get a close idea about peoples in various parts of the world and feel acquainted with the idea that people living in other countries have the same concerns, aspirations, and hopes for a better world.