As his Muslim neighbors and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the daily fast throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Franciscan Father Mario Hadchiti hands out small bags of dates and water to passersby in front of the Franciscan Good Shepherd Church.
‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts
Safeguarding creation is religious obligation, Vatican officials say
In the Vatican’s annual message as this year Ramadan ends June 24, to both Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, conveys the obligation to safeguard the world God created.