At the foothills of that Mount of Olives, in that Gethsemane where Jesus accepted his Passion and, at the climax of his agony, sweat blood. It is here that on Wednesday, July 1st, ten Franciscan friars were ordained priests through the laying on of hands and the consecratory prayer of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. A mass deeply felt by the entire community of the Custody, because in a Holy Land wounded by conflicts, ten new priests […]
After a period of profound uncertainty caused by war and school closures, the Terra Sancta School in Ramla has officially reopened its doors. For students and faculty, the return to the classroom represents much more than a simple resumption of lessons: it is a fundamental step toward reclaiming "normal life" and psychological stability. A mission of peace and stability Fr. Abdel Masih Fahim, director of the school, emphasizes how this interruption has highlighted a crucial message for young people: the […]
Eight months after his installation, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, visited the friars of Lebanon for the third time, a sign of great closeness to a land so battered by war, economic crisis, and internal political divisions. The opportunity arose from April 27 to 29 with the celebration of the zonal chapter in the convent of Harissa, a series of fraternal meetings to take stock of the situation. Historically, Lebanon has always represented for the Custody […]
