The visit of the Minister General, Fra Massimo Fusarelli in the Holy Land continues. After the trip to Galilee and Mass onMount Tabor , the morning of Wednesday 17 April was dedicated to two communities in Jerusalem, with a visit to the Holy Sepulchre and to the Flagellation. The community Mass at the Holy Sepulchre In the early morning, the Minister General – invited by the community – presided over the community Mass in front of the Holy Sepulchre, which […]
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 17 September, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the feast of the impression of the Stigmata of St Francis, of which this year is the 800th anniversary. The Custodial Vicar, Fra Ibrahim Faltas, celebrated a Solemn Mass at St Saviour’s church in Jerusalem. For the occasion, an altar in honour of St Francis was set up at the foot of the presbyter. At the centre there is the tile in which the episode of […]
There has always been a close bond between Italy and the Holy Land which has been expressed in various ways throughout the centuries the Franciscan friars have been in the Holy Places and it continues to be expressed in ways that are always new. The profound connection between the two places is not, as can easily be imagined, linked exclusively to a religious question. The relationship dates back to as early as 1225 when Frederick II proclaimed himself King of […]
