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 […]
On 10th November, in the presence of a large audience in the St Francis room in St Saviour’s Convent in Jerusalem, Professor Michele Bacci gave a lecture on the graffiti and paintings on the columns of the Basilica in Bethlehem: the occasion of the meeting was the recent publication of the book “Pinturas y grafitos. Basílica de la Natividad en Belén” by Father Imre Vince (Emérico Vicente) Juhász, a Hungarian Franciscan who, in the 1950s, devoted himself to a meticulous […]
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 […]
