The solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord was celebrated this year again in Nazareth. On 24 and 25 March, many local faithful and religious of the Holy Land gathered in the Basilica of the Annunciation (a jubilee site, Jubilee of hope, 2025) to remember Mary’s “yes” to the Archangel Gabriel. On the eve of the solemnity, Monday 24 March, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, made his solemn entrance into Nazareth. He was welcomed at the parish […]
A fragment of rock of the Grotto of the Annunciation of Nazareth – where according to Christian tradition the angel made the announcement to Mary and her “yes” to the design of God – was donated by the Custody of the Holy Land to the papal Basilica of St Mary of the Angels in Assisi. A relic for the Porziuncola On 25 March, the solemnity of the Annunciation and anniversary of when the first stone of the Basilica was laid […]
The Custody of the Holy Land shared the moment of the Iftar – the evening meal which is eaten after the sunset and breaks the daily fast observed by Muslims during the month of Ramadan - with the Muslim community in Bethany. On Monday 24 March, the Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, Fra Ibrahim Faltas, and the friars of the Bethany community, welcomed members representing the Muslim community for a moment of conviviality. Local civil and religious […]
The first Congress of commissaries of the Holy Land of Asia was held from 7 to 12 February in Jakarta and Bali (Indonesia) on the topic of “Formation and mission in communion.” The Custos’ delegate for the Commissaries of the Holy Land, Fra Silvio De la Fuente was present . Fra Robertus Wowor, commissary of the Holy Land since 2008 for Indonesia, who hosted the meeting, emphasized that for him “the greatest challenge is to make known the Holy Land […]
