A conference that has been held in Rome, organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, and titled "AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity" drew my  attention.

With the steady de-escalation of tensions in the Gaza Strip and the waves of peace blowing over the area, a question that persistently arises about the future that awaits the Christian community in Gaza, this community which one day numbered over 2,000 people and has nowadays dwindled to merely several hundreds.

The civil war that erupted in the Sudan in April 2023 has taken a new twist with hundreds of thousands of people have been forcibly displaced, others killed, maimed, starved, with even all prospects for a fruitful future have been diminished.

This war has exceeded all expectations, while transcending this country into a place  with extreme suffering,  and falling into the abyss of a failing future.

A religious vocation is mostly a divine calling to dedicate one's life to religious service, which is viewed as a gift requiring a response of faith, trust, and sacrifice.

In a unique global gathering that brought together religious and church leaders from various rites, the Community of Sant' Edigio has 

Vatican media has posted the schedule of the upcoming visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon. This will mark the first trip undertaken by the Pope outside the Vatican.

The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) has posted an article questioning the alarming slump in the number of Christian Iraqis which has been going on at a steady pace.

The world witnessed a pivotal moment in the history of the Catholic Church at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on October 28, 1965.

With the dust of war settling in the wounded Gaza Strip, efforts are being undertaken to ensure that ceasefire holds and that enough food supplies are brought in to suffice the needs of the hungry population, among others.