It will be possible to obtain the indulgence linked to the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 in the Holy Land as well. The decree prepared by the Apostolic Penitentiary and issued on 13 May by the Holy See, specifies that it will be possible to obtain the jubilee indulgence granted by the Holy Father to the pilgrims who visit at least one of the following basilicas: the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), the Nativity (Bethlehem) and the Annunciation (Nazareth). The decree "And so, […]
Exams are in the air at the Magnificat, the music conservatoire that stands in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. Now well-known and firmly rooted in the area, the Magnificat, which aims to encourage cohabitation and dialogue through the language of music, has over two hundred students of all levels and, above all, of every nationality, religion and ethnic group. The half-yearly exams are being held at the moment and the examiners have come from Italy, Vicenza to […]
Sixteen Franciscan friars made their solemn (perpetual) profession in Jerusalem, in the hands of the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton. They come from ten different countries and three of them – Alejandro Pinzón Vinchery, Maikel Anjelo and Mervyn Gladstone Gomez – belong to the Custody of the Holy Land, while the others belong to other Provinces of the Order of Friars Minor and are in the Holy Land for their studies. Joy and sorrow Fra Flavio was […]
From 7th to 11th August 2019, the historic city of Cholula en Puebla (Mexico) hosted the 11th Congress of the Commissaries of the Holy Land of Latin America, a meeting which is held every two years in the presence of the Custos of the Holy Land. The delegate for the Commissaries and the Bursar of the Custody. The meeting, which is held in a different country of Latin America each time, has the objective of reflecting on the work of […]
