The Hallelujah resonated in Jerusalem in the early hours of the morning of Saturday 30 March: it is the peculiarity of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, where the Easter Vigil is anticipated for requirements linked to the Status quo, that disciplines the life of the different Christian communities of the Basilica. This is why the vigil in Jerusalem is considered the mother of all vigils. The Solemn Mass was presided over by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem H.E. Cardinal Pierbattista […]
On Saturday 2 July, St Saviour’s Convent is in a state of excitement to welcome the Chapter of the friars of the Custody.The capitular hall is ready, the administrative office is being set up and a reverential silence falls over the corridors and courtyards. However, in the afternoon, the place begins to be filled with voices and laughter: a small miracle that features about eight people both adults and youngsters. To mark the start of the Chapter, a concert was […]
In the Zillertal, one of the most beautiful valleys in the Tyrol, you can admire the Granatkapelle or the “Garnet Chapel”, designed by the architect Mario Botta, in honour of the Blessed Engelbert Kolland, an Austrian martyr who came from this valley. “Abuna Malak” – or “Father Angel”, as he was called in Damascus – together with Fra Manuel Ruiz Lopez, Fra Carmelo Bolta Bañuls and the eight other martyrs, will be canonized on 20 October in St Peter’s Square, […]
From Poland, an ecumenical pilgrimage organized by Mons. Grzegorz Rys, the Bishop of Lodz, who visited the Holy Land a few days ago, took place. Many participants composed of clergy and faithful from the Catholic, Orthodox, Polish-Catholic, Evangelical-Ausburga, Evangelical-Reformed, Evangelical-Methodist and Baptist churches were present. “We want to go there,” said F.r Semko Koroza, the president of the Lodz branch of the Polish Ecumenical Council “to visit these places connected to our faith and to pray together.” It was a […]
