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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas addresses the World Economic Forum, May 2013.

Palestinian president may visit Vatican a second time for canonization Mass

Mar 26, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Nearly a year since taking part in a prayer for Middle East peace in the Vatican Gardens, Palestinian president Mahmoud... Read more

The American University of Madaba, located in Jordan.

Vatican commission to oversee Catholic university in Jordan

Feb 2, 2015

The Vatican Secretariat of State has established an ad hoc commission to oversee the American University of Madaba, a Catholic... Read more