Christianity in Jordan: Heritage, history, and Culture’

Submitted by munir on Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:23

We highly value the photo exhibition held by the Friends of  Jordan Festivals, with the support presented by the Jordan Tourism Board and the cooperation with the historical archives of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, in addition to the coordination by Darat Al-Tasweer.

Film: St. Maximilian Kolbe’s life brings a desperately needed message of hope

Submitted by munir on Sat, 08/31/2024 - 10:21

In a world abounding with news reports that do not bode well, a film comes of the very heart of the Church that brings a desperately needed message of hope.

 

The feature film titled, “Triumph of the Heart  relates St. Maximilian Kolbe and his companion’s triumph over the darkness of life.

 

Analysis: The Catholic Center for Studies and Media unlocks the mystery of Artificial Intelligence

Submitted by munir on Sun, 08/25/2024 - 09:06

“Intelligence” is a word that has been used all the times to mean the ability to acquire and apply knowledge, or to collect pieces of information that have military of political value.

 

In our modern time a new term has been coined, namely “artificial intelligence” (AI). This term seems strange or rather difficult to comprehend. Yet, it proves to reflect key issues relevant to every day’s life.

 

The 10th anniversary of the forcible displacement of the Christians of Mosul

Submitted by munir on Thu, 08/22/2024 - 13:49

These days mark the 10th anniversary of the forcible displacement of Christians from Mosul and the rest of the Nineveh Plain in Iraq. It was in the first place an internal displacement to Erbil and the rest of Kurdistan, and then to neighboring countries, especially to beloved Jordan and brotherly Lebanon. These are the two countries that had received the forcibly displaced from Syria years earlier.

 

The investiture of Fr. Manuel Bader as a knight of the Holy Sepulcher leads to public jubilation

Submitted by munir on Sun, 08/18/2024 - 17:39

The investiture of Fr. Manuel Bader as a knight of the Holy Sepulcher has marked a day like no other day, as it sets off public jubilation among the Christian community in Amman and in Jordan at large.

 

On Thursday, August 8, 2024, Bishop  William Shomali, Latin Patriarchal Vicar General, celebrated a ceremonial Mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Tla' Al-Ali for the investiture of Fr. Manuel Bader as a knight of the Holy Sepulcher.

 

Lebanon on the brink of the abyss

Submitted by munir on Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:15

Since the outbreak of civil war in 1975, Lebanon, a small Middle Eastern country, has not known peace or stability. The population, including Christians, have resisted and continue to resist. But since October 7 and the beginning of the war on Gaza and Israel, given the conflict with Hezbollah, which hold the country's fate in their hands and rule on war and peace, the situation has become hellish, not only in the south, near the Israeli border, but throughout Lebanon, with an economic and political paralysis that risks endangering the Nation's very identity.

Catholic charities rush to alleviate the impact of starvation in Gaza Strip

Submitted by munir on Sun, 08/11/2024 - 10:10

Starvation has all the times been the scourge that afflicts nations in this world, while efforts to overcome this chronic problem have all the times been short of providing a viable panacea.

 

Apart from blaming climate change that adversely affects food production, one of the major and most outstanding cause of starvation is the incessant propagation of wars, or rather destructive wars that eliminate all sources of life.

 

A call to be salt and light

Submitted by munir on Fri, 08/09/2024 - 14:07

I have always wanted to serve God —and I still do. As a child, I believed that the only way to fulfill this mission was by becoming a nun. I thought this was the sole path to helping others, bringing joy, and healing souls. This notion stemmed from my deep admiration for my teachers, most of whom were nuns. However, being Orthodox changed that plan.

 

Archbishop Bashar Warda: In Iraq, ISIS is gone, but Christians remain forgotten

Submitted by munir on Thu, 08/08/2024 - 10:04

Ten years ago, in the days following August 6-7, 2014, the city of Erbil in northern Iraq became one of the largest concentrations of internally displaced people on Earth. Driven eastward across the Nineveh Plain by ISIS terror, nearly one million Iraqis of all faiths found themselves fleeing for their lives through the blazing heat of the Iraqi summer.

 

Included among the violently displaced that summer were nearly 150,000 Iraqi Christians from some of the world’s most ancient Christian communities. Many of them ended up in the diocese where I am pastor.