The Christmas festivities have come to an end with the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, celebrated on Sunday 7 November on the banks of the River Jordan. With the end of the celebrations of the Epiphany yesterday in Bethlehem, the Franciscan community gathered, with other religious and some parish groups, near the site known by the Arabic name of “Qasr al-Yahud”, or “citadel of the Jews”, probably in memory of when the Israelites crossed the river to arrive […]
About 50 youngsters aged between 13 and 20 took part in the activities of the “Knüpfwerk" interreligious camp promoted by the Austrian Catholic association “The Upper Room”, in Austria’s Carinthia region, from 7 to 13 August. They included several youngsters from the Magnificat, the Custody of the Holy Land’s school of music. "When we suggested this initiative to our students, they were all very enthusiastic about participating,” says Fr. Alberto Pari, Director of the Magnificat Institute. "For us it is […]
The Pope has given the green light for the canonization of the “Martyrs of Damascus ”, eight Friars Minor and three Maronite laymen, killed “out of hatred of the faith” in Damascus, in the night between 9 and 10 July 1860. They were the Blessed Manuel Ruiz and his 7 companions of the Order of Friars Minor, and the brothers Francis, Abdel Mooti and Raphael Massabki, lay faithful. The announcement The announcement was made by the Vatican on 23 May. It […]
