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Catholic Churches in Jordan Offer Requiem Mass for Pope Francis
The Apostolic Nunciature and Catholic churches in Jordan offered prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis during a solemn requiem Mass held Thursday evening at the Sweifieh Parish - Mary of ...
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In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts of faith — and displays of power
Umm al-Jimal in northern Jordan, a village of around 3000 people, boasted at least 15 churches. “Scholars traditionally explained this phenomenon by pointing to the proliferation of Christian ...
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Jordan inaugurates the Church of the Baptism, a sign of peace in the Middle East
By identifying this location with the "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" mentioned in the Gospel of John, he brought to light the traces of some ancient churches, showing how Christian communities of ...
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Patriarchs, Abbas praise Jordan's role in preventing 'Judaization' of Jerusalem's holy sites
The Jordanian-Palestinian brotherhood is important for confronting the Judaization of Christian ... Wakf, church councils, Jerusalem residents, and PA President Mahmoud Abbas told Jordan’s ...