Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries calls on people of Holy Land to build bridges of respect and love
Arabic Version: مجلس رؤساء الأساقفة يدعو سكان الأرض المقدسة إلى بناء جسور الاحترام المتبادل والمحبة Righteousness and Peace will embrace each other “Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts. Surely his salvation is at hand for those who
The Eight Annual Canon Law Conference – 2019.
The Eight Annual Canon Law Conference - 2019. The Ecclesiastical Court of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem & The Pontifical Lateran University - Rome present a conference on Towards "Canon Law Continous Education" within the marriage, its provisions and Canon Law procedures. Monday, July 22 - Sunday, July 28th , 2019 Moveinpick Resort & Spa - Dead Sea /
SYRIA – Assad to Armenian refugees: return to Syria and help us rebuild the country.
Damascus - A call to return to Syria and rebuild homes devastated by the conflict was addressed by President Bashar Assad to Syrian Armenians who fled the Country during the years of conflict, finding refuge in Lebanon, Armenia or others Middle Eastern and Western countries. The explicit request for repatriation addressed to Armenian refugees was expressed by the Syrian leader
EGYPT – Ramadan, Coptic businessman offers “fast break” meals to Muslims.
Luxor - Ramzi Ajaybi is a Christian business man. He is a trader of poultry and frozen foods. The daily banquet offered by the Coptic Orthodox entrepreneur is prepared by chefs who work in the hotels of Luxor, and is set up in a central street of the Egyptian city. A similar initiative is supported by Mahareb Ajaybi, Ramzi's brother,
Patriarch Sabbah: ‘It is time for the war to stop and for the hostility to end’
Today is independence day for Israelis. For the Palestinians it is the nakba day, the day of the catastrophe. 71 years ago. A catastrophe that is not yet over. The war that began in 1948 between Israel and the Palestinians is not yet over. Still the same hostility. Despite that, hope remained through generations. Life will come again. After 71
LEBANON – National mourning for the death of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.
Beirut - Lebanon mourns the death of Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch Emeritus of Antioch of the Maronites, who died on Sunday 12 May at the age of 99. The Lebanese government has proclaimed two days of national mourning - Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May - to honor the deceased Patriarch, who was at the head of the Maronite
AUM celebrates 10th anniversary of the blessing of its foundation stone.
Dr. Rajai Muasher patronized on Thursday, May 9, the American University of Madaba (AUM) celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the blessing of its foundation stone by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Present at the ceremony were Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan and the Chairman of the AUM Board of Trustees Bishop William Shomali, the governor of Madaba Hassan Al-Qiyam,
Debate Rages in Egypt As Christian Women Told to Cover Up.
Cairo (AFP) - A Coptic priest's comments about women's clothing being too revealing in churches has sparked a heated debate this week among Egyptian Christians, the largest religious minority in the Middle East. Father Daoud Lamei, a well-known parish priest in an upmarket Cairo suburb with a sizeable social media following, lambasted Christian women for attire that he deemed immodest.
CCSM highlights the Vatican Message for Ramadan which urges universal fraternity.
The Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Jordan conveys well wishes to the extended Jordanian family marking the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, hoping that the holy month would provide a distinguished time to draw people closer to God by fasting and prayers, by performing good deeds and charity work, as well as by having the
King makes donation to Church of the Holy Sepulchre restoration.
His Majesty King Abdallah II of Jordan made a donation for restoring of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at his own expense. Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Jordan, Theophilus III, has expressed his appreciation and gratitude on behalf of members of the Holy Synod, the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, the