On 26 May, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the Franciscan community of the Custody of the Holy Land commemorated the celebration which, from the events that took place here, takes the name of “Peter’s Primacy.” It was in Tabgha, a small town not far from Capernaum, that Jesus, eating with the disciples, asked Peter three times if he loved him more than the other disciples - and three times, the same number as his betrayals, Peter answered […]
Graduation time in the Holy Land, also in this particular year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. After a long period spent at home, with students busy taking classes online, the institutes reopened for a few weeks and it was possible to celebrate the end of the school year in the last days of June. In Beit Hanina, an Arab neighborhood on the outskirts of Jerusalem, a very special celebration took place at Helen Keller School, attended by students with special […]
The Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, with his Definitory, has appointed fr. Alojzy Sławomir Warot as Visitator General of the Custody of the Holy Land and fr. Marcello Ghirlando as Assistant Visitator. The decision was taken at the session of 22 December 2023 and is now made public by the Custody of the Holy Land: “We want to thank the Minister General on the choice and as of now we want to extend our best wishes to […]
