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Dialogue and mutual exchange are the Holy See’s “weapons”, the apostolic nuncio to Jordan told AsiaNews. The Jordanian government is committed to “paths of reconciliation”. Aid is flowing constantly from Jordan to Gaza. Syrian refugees are cautious but eager to return home. Some 50,000 have already made the trip. The new Latin church on the Jordan River shows the “vitality of the Christian community”.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Tla' Al-'Ali, western ​​Amman, in cooperation with Caritas Jordan and the Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM)in Jordan, hosted a Ramadan banquet on Thursday, March 27. The event was attended by security department chiefs, garbage collectors, and a number of children with cancer from Jordan, as well as children from Gaza who

For long years, the plight of Middle East Christians has been the utmost concern of peace-lovers and those who uphold common living, equality, and justice. With the cycle of violence reverberating in various nooks and crannies of the Middle East, the Christians who are the indigenous people of the area, undergo the feeling that they are left in the cold

Archaeologists excavating beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City have uncovered evidence of an ancient garden, supporting the Gospel of John's description of the site where Jesus was crucified and buried. The findings were revealed as part of a landmark excavation conducted during renovations, which showed evidence of olive trees and grapevines dating back approximately 2,000

The Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Jordan expresses jubilation at the news reporting that His Holiness Pope Francis was discharged from hospital after weeks of concern over his health. Throughout the past eight weeks that the Pope spent at Gemelli Hospital, there was an outpouring of prayers for his recovery at various level including personal prayers, prayers

Patriarchal Residence, Atchaneh, Lebanon, March 26-28, 2025 At the invitation of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod convened its regular session with the participation of His Beatitude Catholicos Mor Baselios Joseph and Their Eminences the Archbishops, members of the Holy Synod.

On March 27 in Jerusalem, the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue presented findings from its annual report, “Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem,” and from a survey conducted in December 2024 with 300 Palestinian/Arab Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem providing insight into their perceptions of various aspects of life. The briefing was held at the Notre Dame of

The Status Quo in Jerusalem is akin to a condominium regulation, where every balance is precarious, the result of ancient agreements and shared rules among Christian denominations. It finds its roots and significance in this place: at the crossroads of cultures, religions, and peoples that form the essence of the millennia-old Holy City. The Holy Sepulchre embodies, more than any

"It's time to come back." This is the slogan of the NGO "The Return." A blue and white logo represents the paths of the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq, with the borders intentionally erased "to send a message of unity, without distinction between various communities, including Christians," explains Dilan. A Chaldean of Franco-Iraqi origin, Dilan is the founder of the

During a visit to Rome, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs reflects on the situation in Syria, following the recent massacres targeting the Alawite community on the western coast.