On Thursday 28 March, the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, H.E. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, opened the solemn liturgies of the Paschal Triduum, with the celebration of the Missa in Coena Domini in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. This celebration, which according to the rules of the Status quo is anticipated to the morning, commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, of the ministerial Priesthood and of washing the feet, the gesture with which Jesus shows his disciples the total […]
The Dies Academicus, the annual meeting opening the academic year of the École biblique and of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF), two of the most important Catholic academic institutions present in the Holy Land, took place on Tuesday 15th November in St Stephen’s church at the Dominican convent – seat of the École biblique et archéologique française of Jerusalem (EBAF). Each year, this event is hosted alternately in one of the two seats. In the first part of the morning, there was […]
On 15 July, in the area of the shrine of Mount Tabor, the House of the Carmelite Sisters of the Institute of Our Lady of Carmen was officially opened. At the service of the shrine Three Indian religious, guided by the superior Sr. Mercy Karalickal, will perform some services in the Convent and the Shrine, particularly in the sacristy, assisting the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land in welcoming pilgrims and visiting priests. Some religious of this order […]
The Custody of the Holy Land hosted the two-yearly planning meeting of the International Council of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Order of the Friars Minor from 3rd to 10th June 2019. The JPIC Office has always dealt with everything concerning Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of the Creation, recognized as founding values of Franciscan spirituality. These values are also to be found in the fight against climate change, the protection of Human Rights and special […]
