Despite the war, it is Christmas in Bethlehem. The place where the light of hope has never gone out is in the limelight of the whole world : in the Basilica of the Nativity, where Our Lord was born and continues to be born in the heart of every Christian. The celebrations of 24 December took place in a climate that was not only rainy, from the meteorological point of view, but also cold and austere, after the decision to […]
Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Cyprus and Argentina: these are the countries where the Custody of the Holy Land takes care of no less than 11,000 students, in fifteen schools. For centuries education has been at the centre of the activity of the Franciscans of the Holy Land and it has never stopped being so, not even in this difficult year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many schools have had to close and hold lessons online only, with all the problems that […]
The month of May, which the Catholic tradition dedicates in a special way to the Mother of Jesus started in Jerusalem with a celebration in St Saviour’s church. The local faithful gathered for Mass and the recitation of the Rosary. An altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary was set up in the left nave. To Jesus through Mary “We start the Marian month today putting all our difficulties and the challenges we have to face in front of the Lord, […]
