Celebrations in the Holy Places

The Friars around the bare rock where Jesus sweated blood

16 March 2023

The second peregrination to Gethsemane: Jesus teaches here us total abandonment to the Father

08 March 2023

The first Franciscan peregrination of Lent is celebrated at the Dominus Flevit

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Solemn entrance at the Holy Sepulchre of the Latin Patriarch and the Franciscan procession on the first Saturday of Lent

27 February 2023

The Holy Sepulchre. The first vigil of Lent

Celebrations in the Holy Places

22 February 2023

Guided by the word, supported by prayer and by fasting, committed to charity

Celebrations in the Holy Places

St. Peter seated in "cathedra"; faithful replica of the original, located at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

20 February 2023

Peter, who wove our relationship with Jesus

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023 (St Mark Church, January 27)

29 January 2023

Great participation in Jerusalem in the week of prayer for Christian Unity

Celebrations in the Holy Places

16 January 2023

Cana of Galilee: "Let Jesus be present in the family"

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Fr. Mario Maria Hadchiti, on the banks of the Jordan River, at the site of Qasr Al-Yahud

08 January 2023

A throng of pilgrims on the River Jordan for the feast-day of the Lord’s Baptism

Celebrations in the Holy Places

"On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh"

07 January 2023

The Epiphany of the Lord: from Bethlehem to the world in the footsteps of the Magi

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, incenses the altar of the Grotto of the Holy Innocents

28 December 2022

Fr. Faltas celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Innocents in Bethlehem

Celebrations in the Holy Places

26 December 2022

The martyrdom of St Stephen reminds us who the central figure of Christmas is

Celebrations in the Holy Places

The Latin Patriarch His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa bring the statue of the Child Jesus into the Grotto of the Nativity

25 December 2022

Christmas in Bethlehem, where it all started

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Fr. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, lights the first candle at the Grotto of Bethlehem

27 November 2022

The solemn entrance of the Custos of the Holy Land in Bethlehem and the start of Advent

Celebrations in the Holy Places

30 September 2022

The feast-day of the Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael is celebrated again at the Galilee shrine of Mujeidel

Celebrations in the Holy Places

16 November 2022

The statue of St Nikola Tavelić inaugurated in Jerusalem

Celebrations in the Holy Places

Fr. Francesco Patton presided the celebration that commemorates the presence, the preaching and the miracles of Jesus

10 October 2022

The Solemn Entrance of the Custos to Capharnaum, the house of Jesus

Celebrations in the Holy Places

fray Francesco Patton, Custodio de Tierra Santa, presidió la misa en honor de los santos Cleofás y Simeón

26 September 2022

Like Simeon and Cleophas, we recognize Jesus in breaking bread

Celebrations in the Holy Places

14 September 2022

Exaltation of the Holy Cross, solemn mass on Calvary presided by the Custodial Vicar

Celebrations in the Holy Places

08 September 2022

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated in the church of St Anne in Jerusalem

Celebrations in the Holy Places

15 August 2022

The Assumption of Mary: "hope blossoms in an empty tomb"

Celebrations in the Holy Places

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Celebrations in the Holy Places

The second peregrination to Gethsemane: Jesus teaches here us total abandonment to the Father

The first Franciscan peregrination of Lent is celebrated at the Dominus Flevit

The Holy Sepulchre. The first vigil of Lent

Guided by the word, supported by prayer and by fasting, committed to charity

Peter, who wove our relationship with Jesus

Great participation in Jerusalem in the week of prayer for Christian Unity

Cana of Galilee: "Let Jesus be present in the family"

A throng of pilgrims on the River Jordan for the feast-day of the Lord’s Baptism

The Epiphany of the Lord: from Bethlehem to the world in the footsteps of the Magi

Fr. Faltas celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Innocents in Bethlehem

The martyrdom of St Stephen reminds us who the central figure of Christmas is

Christmas in Bethlehem, where it all started

The solemn entrance of the Custos of the Holy Land in Bethlehem and the start of Advent

The feast-day of the Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael is celebrated again at the Galilee shrine of Mujeidel

The statue of St Nikola Tavelić inaugurated in Jerusalem

The Solemn Entrance of the Custos to Capharnaum, the house of Jesus

Like Simeon and Cleophas, we recognize Jesus in breaking bread

Exaltation of the Holy Cross, solemn mass on Calvary presided by the Custodial Vicar

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated in the church of St Anne in Jerusalem

The Assumption of Mary: "hope blossoms in an empty tomb"

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