In light of the current economic situation experienced  by several health institutions worldwide as a results of the spread of Corona  pandemic and the prevailing economic recession, His Holiness Pope Francis has established a new foundation to offer financial support to Catholic healthcare institutions so as to surmount the financial difficulties faced by a number of Catholic health facilities. This step represents the needed Holy See support for the canonical bodies that work with the sole purpose of improving the health of the sick and alleviating their suffering.

October 3, 2021 will be a day to remember. It is a day when a document that heals our wounded humanity was signed.

Press reports have indicated that during the meeting 'Faith and Science: Towards Cop26' held in the Vatican on Monday, October 3, Pope Francis along with scientists and religious leaders signed a document which calls for the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions as soon as possible, to reduce its own emissions, and to finance emission reductions by poorer nations.

Over the period September 27-28, 2021 the capital of Jordan, Amman, witnessed the holding of a very daring conference titled, 'Journalists Against Hate'. It was a unique conference, held by the Muslim Council of Elders and the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan, with a lucid call to eliminate hate speech and replace it by speech that entrenches harmony, good wishes, and cordiality.

Journalists, reporters, and political analysts specializing in the Middle East affairs have incessantly been writing articles questioning the future of the Middle East Christians  in the wake of the prevailing turbulent situations, chaos, and confusion that has ripped through the region, while wreaking irreversible damage that brings about a bad omen. They have been leaving no stone unturned in looking for acceptable solutions to the bleak situation precipitating in the region.

In our increasingly secularized society, we can all give witness to our Lord Jesus Christ by simply — and serenely — affirming His holy name when it’s irreverently used (John 14:27).

“Praised be His name,” I responded, when a Catholic friend misused the name of Jesus during a football game we were watching with others. 

He paused and looked at me, and I smiled amiably in response.

Life is a journey that man undertakes while experiencing its ups and downs  hoping to turn bitterness into sweetness and striving to ensure a dignified life. With life being non-monotonous,  efforts are continuously exerted to overcome  all hurdles that stand in the way.

Over the years, men have been facing a delicate questions that defines their courses of life with a question arising, namely will the future be flowery when tying the knot or the other way round?

Since the early days of life on Earth, God has created Adam and then created Eve. This far-reaching step was intended to inspire humanity on the right path to be followed in life which implicitly defines marriage as incorporating "a man and a woman" or rather "a husband and a wife".

In a fervent and resounding statement, Cardinal Péter Erdö archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and primate of Hungary, has said at the International Eucharistic Congress that the world is in a “burning need” of the witness of a united Christianity.

The term “burning need”, which Cardinal Péter Erdö uses, implies the urgency of attaining such a unity which consequently necessitates speedy measures based on sound grounds that ensure its perpetuity.

The  rapidly diminishing number of Middle East Christians is worrying and preposterous as it draws perplexing conclusions.