In his first address to authorities in Sarajevo, Pope Francis called on them to go beyond the Dayton Accords and asked for real religious freedom in Bosnia-Herzegovina. On the outbound flight he reminded journalists that “the country has suffered a great deal and is now on a beautiful path of peace”.
At a press conference organised by Aid to the Church in Need, the Archbishop of Erbil recalled that there are Europeans enrolling with ISIS and Europe can therefore not remain indifferent
The “cancer” of the self-proclaimed Islamic State needs to be combatted with a “military intervention”. This is according to Mgr. Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, who also says the international community should “increase military support and political pressure” against ISIS.
The second day of celebrations marking the end of the Holy Marian Month were held at the Our Lady of Lourdes grotto in Na'our, with the rosary prayed, and the Holy Mass celebrated and presided over by Fr. Imad 'Alamat, parish priest of Fuheis. It was followed by a procession with candles held high as hymns sung and prayers said.
During the Mass, parish priest Fr. Rif’at Bader and Fr. Imad baptized Iraqi baby girl Mariam Firas Touma who was born in Na'our on January 4, 2015.
Editor-in-chief of the Jordanian daily, Al Rai,
I would like to comment on an article titled, “O naive Pope, is this an angel of peace?“ which was published by Jordanian daily Al Rai on May 18, 2015, written by Noah Klieger, and translated from Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot.
The Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Amman recalls the historic visit undertaken by Pope Francis a year ago to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
In a statement issued today, Sunday May 24, CCSM Director Fr. Rif'at Bader took pride in the fourth papal visit, saying that its coincidence with Independence Day carries great significance and hopes for a fruitful future.
HRH Princess Dina Mired has led the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) in Jordan as director general since 2002. In her capacity as director, she founded, developed and institutionalized the fundraising and development function and programs at the Foundation, making it one of the best fundraising institutions in Jordan and the region.
Princess Dina contributed the following article to abouna.org:
“For if every baptized person is called to bear witness to the Lord Jesus by proclaiming the faith received as a gift, this is especially so for each consecrated man and woman. There is a clear connection between consecrated life and mission.” Pope Francis wrote this in his message for the 89th World Mission Day which will be celebrated on 18 October 2015.
Pope Francis’ interview with Argentinian newspaper “La voz del Pueblo”: His audiences, his meetings with people, the risk of being attacked, the emotion felt when seeing children and prisoners in pain, his car trips. His promise to the Virgin Mary that he would not watch TV and his longing… for a tasty pizza
Fr. Rifat Bader, director of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan, has said that "Pope Francis will announce next Sunday (May 17) the canonization of four nuns. Two of them are Palestinians, namely Marie-Alphonsine, founder of Palestine's first congregation, the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, and Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy, the founder of the Carmelite Convent in Bethlehem and India. One French nun and one Italian nun are also being canonized."
Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian was abducted by two armed kidnappers, Fides news agency reports. The news was confirmed by the Syrian Catholic archdiocese of Homs.
“Priest Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian, was abducted by two kidnappers at the Monastery under the threat of arms. According to some local sources, contacted by Fides news agency, the seizure most probably took place on Monday, May 18, while other sources claim that the priest was kidnapped on Thursday May, 21.”
