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Jordan's Christian community is currently in decline. In the early 20th century, they comprised nearly 30% of the newly independent state. Today, that number has fallen to 6%, as low birth rates, and immigration to the West. While Jordanian Christians enjoy a favorable economic position in the country, with good ties to the Hashemite Monarchy, many leaders in the Christian community worry that their numbers will continue to shrink.
  • 6/25/2006 Ader, Jordan<br /> Jordanian Christians attend an afternoon service at the St Joseph Latin Church in Ader, Jordan.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..Father Imad Twal, Parish Priest of the Latin Church of Hoson, makes a phone call.

  • 6/24/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> Women pray to the statue of Mary, at the St. Mary of Nazareth church in Amman, Jordan.

  • 7/4/2009 Umm al-Kundum, Jordan.A new church complex that also houses facilities for mentally and physically handicapped Jordanians sits amid fields in the early morning fog. On his upcoming visit, his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI will give mass at the Church.

  • 5/4/2009 Houson, Jordan<br /> Father Tareq who assists Father Imad Twal at the Latin Church of Houson, prepares to give the Sunday morning mass.

  • 6/25/2006 Maadaba, Jordan<br /> Orthodox Christian arrive and light candles during church services at the St. George Orthodox church in Madaba, Jordan.

  • 6/25/2006 Madaba, Jordan<br /> Women pray during services at the St. George Orthodox Church in Madaba, an important archeological site popular with tourists for the ancient Mosaic map of the Middle East that remains underneath a portion of it's floor.

  • 6/25/2006 Ader, Jordan<br /> Father Basheer of the St. Joseph Latin Church in Ader, speaks to his flock during a Friday service.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.A young woman attends Sunday Morning Mass at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 4/4/2009 Houson, Jordan<br /> Father Tareq who assists Father Imad Twal at the Latin Church of Houson, talks to young men playing soccer on the church grounds.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Christian youth talk amongst themselves after a special Sunday afternoon Mass held for younger members of the local Christian community at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.A young woman attends Sunday Morning Mass at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Worshippers exit the parish after a special Sunday afternoon Mass held for younger members of the local Christian community at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 6/29/2006 Amman, Jordan.<br /> A Jordanian Christian family prays before dinner at their home in Amman, Jordan.

  • 6/25/2007 Madaba, Jordan<br /> A depiction of the last supper hands on the wall above a wedding day photo in a home in Madaba, Jordan.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..The Charik family, from left, Hiba, 17, Ehab, 14, Moutaz, 52, Rand Muqtaz, 6, and Hala Alexan, 40 photographed in the living room of the small apartment they share together in Hoson. The Charik family, originally from Baghdad, fled Iraq after receiving numerous threats, and Moutaz's kidnapping at the hands of a militia. Unable to work, Moutaz has supported his family thus far with money he was able to bring from Iraq after he sold his business at a heavy loss. They are registered with the UNHCR, and hope to be resettled in the United States, but face the prospect of a long, impoverished wait, or no resetlement at all.

  • 6/25/2006 Madaba, Jordan<br /> Father Bandalaimon Khoury of the St. George Orthodox Church in Madaba, meets with a member of his flock after prayers at her home in Madaba, Jordan.

  • 6/25/2006 Madaba, Jordan<br /> Family photographs and a picture of HM King Abdullah of Jordan and the Queen sit on statuettes of Mary in a home in Madaba, Jordan.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Milad Tashman, right, and his wife photographed in their garden in Hoson, Jordan. Highly educated, Mr Tashman has spent much of his life trying to improve Jordan's education system.

  • 6/29/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> Abu Khaled Demrigian, an Jordanian Christian of Armenian decent, plays with his niece, Garineh, in his family's shoe factory in Amman.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..Students at the Latin Church School in Hoson, Jordan walk to the playground during their lunch break.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.The Latin Church of Hoson, Jordan, which was built in 1885.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..Students go on lunch break underneath a picture of Jordanian King HRM King Abdullah at the Latin School in Hoson, Jordan

  • 6/24/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> A priest at St. Mary of Nazareth Church in Amman, Jordan, blesses a member of his flock during communion.

  • 6/24/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> Young Christians attend a Sunday service at the St. Mary of Nazareth Church in Amman, Jordan.

  • 4/4/2009 Houson, Jordan<br /> Father Tareq who assists Father Imad Twal at the Latin Church of Houson, enjoys a glass of wine during his lunch break.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..Young men play soccer at the Latin Church School in the evening.

  • 4/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan..Family pictures accompany a depiction of the Last Supper in the Abu El-Sha'r family home in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Houson, Jordan..Father Tareq, who assists Father Imad Twal at the Latin Church of Houson, prepares to give the Sunday morning mass.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Young worshippers pray at Sunday Morning Mass at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Sunday Morning Mass at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Young worshippers attend Sunday Morning Mass at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 5/4/2009 Shatana, Jordan.Father Imad Twal, parish priest of the Hoson-Shatana regions, gives Sunday Mass at the small village parish in Shatana, Jordan. With many families migrating to the cities, or abroad, Shatana, a small farming community in the scenic hill country of Jordan's north, is under threat of disappearing all together.

  • 5/4/2009 Shatana, Jordan.With many families migrating to the cities, or abroad, Shatana, a small farming community in the scenic hill country of Jordan's north, is under threat of disappearing all together.

  • 5/4/2009 Shatana, Jordan.With many families migrating to the cities, or abroad, Shatana, a small farming community in the scenic hill country of Jordan's north, is under threat of disappearing all together.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Young Christian members of Father Imad Twal's parish pray at the Latin Church of Hoson for a special Sunday afternoon mass held for the younger members of Hoson's Christian community.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.Young Christian members of Father Imad Twal's parish pray at the Latin Church of Hoson for a special Sunday afternoon mass held for the younger members of Hoson's Christian community.

  • 5/4/2009 Hoson, Jordan.A parish sister talks with a member of the congregation after a special Sunday afternoon Mass held for younger members of the local Christian community at the latin Church in Hoson, Jordan.

  • 7/4/2009 Umm al-Kundum, Jordan.Bishop Selim Sayegh of Amman's Catholic church visits with mentally handicapped Jordanian youth, both Muslim and Christian, who are enrolled in a church sponsored socialization program at a recently completed complex that houses facilities for mentally and physically handicapped Jordanians. On his upcoming visit, his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI will give mass at the adjoining Church that was recently completed.

  • 7/4/2009 Umm al-Kundum, Jordan.Bishop Selim Sayegh says a prayer in the recently complete Church in Umm al-Kundum which will host his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit.

  • 7/4/2009 Umm al-Kundum, Jordan.Catholic sisters who work with the mentally and physically handicapped say a prayer in the recently complete Church in Umm al-Kundum which will host his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit.

  • 6/24/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> An overflow crowd of Jordanian Christians listen to a sermon at the St. Mary of Nazareth Church in Amman, Jordan.

  • 6/24/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> A mother brought both of her children to pray at the statue of Mary outside the St Mary of Nazareth Church in Amman, Jordan.

  • 6/25/2006 Madaba, Jordan<br /> Women pray during services at the St. George Orthodox Church in Madaba, an important archeological site popular with tourists for the ancient Mosaic map of the Middle East that remains underneath a portion of it's floor.

  • 6/25/2006 Madaba, Jordan<br /> The faithful receive blessings from Father Bandalaimon Khoury at the St. George Orthodox Church in Madaba, an important archeological site popular with tourists for the ancient Mosaic map of the Middle East that remains underneath a portion of it's floor.


  • 6/29/2006 Amman, Jordan<br /> A Christian wife works in the kitchen in her family home in Amman, Jordan.

  • 6/29/2006 Madaba, Jordan.<br /> Young Christians get together to read the bible with Father Bandamailon Khoury of St. George Orthodox Church, in Madaba, Jordan.

  • 6/29/2006 Madaba, Jordan.<br /> Young Christians get together to read the bible with Father Bandamailon Khoury of St. George Orthodox Church, in Madaba, Jordan.

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