Today the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes to an end. In the Holy Land, in Jerusalem, it took place from January 24 to February 1, each day touching a different place of worship of the various Christian confessions, from the Holy Sepulchre to the Cenacle, up to the Anglican, Lutheran, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian and Greek Catholic churches. The Custody of the Holy Land hosted one of the central moments at the church of St. Saviour, where the Custos, […]
From June 2 to 9, a training and refresher course for spiritual guides of pilgrims takes place in the Holy Land. The initiative is promoted by the conference of Italian-speaking commissioners, in collaboration with the Commissariats Liaison Office (Clio) and the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF). The course includes 22 friars and collaborators from various Italian commissariats, as well as representatives from Krakow and Slovenia. Activities are primarily held at the convent of San Salvatore in Jerusalem, with excursions to the […]
On Sunday 18 January, celebrations were held in Cana of Galilee, today’s village of Kafr Kanna, for Jesus’ first miracle during the Wedding at Cana. The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, visited the local parish, accompanied by the Custodial Treasurer, Fr. Agustin Pelayo Fregoso, and the Deputy Head of Mission of the Apostolic Nunciature in Israel, Msgr. Nicola di Ponzio. The first miracle As written in the Gospel, Jesus took part in a wedding feast in Cana […]
In the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Basilica of San Francisco el Grande (Madrid), the book “The Holy Sepulchre Close to Home: Pilgrims in San Girolamo, Reggio Emilia, and Santo Stefano, Bologna, Emilia Region, Italy”was presented on October 17.The president of the Friends of the Holy Land Association, Rafael Martínez Casado, officially introduced the author, Maria Cristina Rattighieri, and Brother Quirico, who played a key role in the book’s publication. Then, Brother Luis Quintana, director of the Holy […]
