A careful reading of the recent statement by Pope Leo XIV appealing for 'responsibility and reason' in Iran-Israel escalation reveals its profound significance, both in form and in substance.
As the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State, the Pope speaks not only with spiritual authority of global resonance, but also with moral and political weight that amplifies the impact of his words on the international stage.
In a celebration of the Blessed Feast of Pentecost, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held a press conference on June 9, 2025 marking the launching of its new TV and radio stations, which serves as an Ecumenical platform that brings together the various Church Families in the region, and a humanitarian voice spea
The heart of humans is always referred to as “the reservoir” of all emotions reflected by various events in the surroundings. Its beating is accelerated or slowed down according to unexpected developments that impact one’s life. On the other hand it stores emotions that mirror positions towards evil or goodness.
The Catholic Church worldwide marks World Communications Day which coincides on the Sunday between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday. On this occasion, the Pope's annual message is to be read out on January 24, which highlights the most important points of this year's celebration.
What draws attention is that this very message, issued by the late Pope Francis early this year, is being marked during the era of Pope Leo XIV, who was elected a few weeks ago.
Bethlehem University (BU), the renowned Catholic University in the Holy Land which was established in 1973, plays a key role in supporting as well as in enhancing the resilience of Jerusalem and its institutions, in addition to assisting the city’s students in their educational and social journey.
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II
On the 10th anniversary of "Laudato si" encyclical (Praise be to You)--subtitled "On our Common Home" and launched on May 24, 2016--it is quite timely to shed light on it, to explore its importance, and to look into the need to have it studied thoroughly in order to reform the ailing global environmental situation of our common home.
May 20, 2025 marked the 1,700th anniversary of the time when the Council of Nicaea convened which gave us the Nicene Creed.
People came from every nook and cranny in the world to attend the inauguration of His Holiness the new Pope, an event known in ecclesiastical language as the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of Pope Leo XIV.
Christianity is more than a religion. It is rather a divine message in human life whose last stop is proceeding to the Kingdom of God. It is a Divine message that rectifies human behaviors and transcends peoples into a life full of peace, satisfaction, mercy, love, and common living.
