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“Syrians are highly competent, highly educated people who are cutting their legs off from underneath them through these sanctions,” Alistair Dutton, the secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, said. Mr Dutton travelled

Following a new Israeli law banning the UN Palestinian refugee agency from operating in occupied territories, UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler tells L’Osservatore Romano that the agency will continue its humanitarian efforts under its long-standing UN mandate.

Every year, between Christmas and the start of Lent, the rite of blessing the houses is repeated in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. With a long list of

On the morning of Saturday 8 February, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, presided over the Mass in the “Crusader Chapel” of the Holy Sepulchre, at the end of the

 Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, accompanied by Italian First Lady Laura Mattarella, visited the ‘Jordan: Dawn of Christianity’ exhibition at the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome on Tuesday,  February

In the Holy Land of Jordan, where the echoes and memories of prophets and saints continue to reverberate, a sanctuary has witnessed the unfolding of Christianity at the early times.

His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, began his pastoral visit to Cana of Galilee on Thursday, February 6, 2025, which lasted until Sunday, February 9, 2025. Every

“We are in no hurry”. This is how US President Donald Trump yesterday offered an important detail regarding the plan for the reconstruction and development of the Gaza Strip under

Jordan is widely known for sites such as Petra and Jerash—magnificent and monumental archaeological locations famous for the fiery red of their rocks, the desert’s vastness, and the blue sky

German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp -- spokesman for the German Bishops' Conference and a consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication -- was in Iraq this past week to