About ten kilometers from Nazareth, in the Holy Land, there is Cana, also called Kafr Kanna, which in Arabic means village of Cana. This location is mentioned in the Bible to be the place of the first miracle of Jesus, who turned water into wine on the occasion of a wedding feast. The Shrine of Jesus' First Miracle is located here, under the custody of the Franciscans, who have been present in Cana for three centuries. Br HAITHAN YALDA HANO, […]
The Biblical-Theological Continuing Education Course (CABT) organized by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is being held at the St Saviour Convent in Jerusalem from 23rd to 26th April 2019. "Prophetism and Apocalyptics” is the subject chosen to be studied by the one hundred and thirty participants of the course. Conceived by FatherBellarmino Bagatti, the course was initially for the continuing education of religious but was then extended to include teachers of religion and lay experts on Biblical subjects, especially since when […]
A violent 7.8 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre between Turkey and Syria, has caused more than 5.000 deaths and enormous damage to the infrastructure. The areas hit are in the south-eastern part of Turkey and the north-western regions of Syria. The number of the quake’s victims is still temporary with the figure estimated to grow as the rescuers work even more intensely in the next few hours. Aleppo: the testimony of Fr. Bahjat Karakach It never rains but it […]
