On the liturgical feast-day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated a solemn mass in the Basilica of St Anne in Jerusalem. This is a tradition that is repeated every 8 September, included in the flow of pilgrims who since the 5th century have venerated this place. This year, a group of the Caritas of La Réunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean, some from the town of […]
The sixth SOL Festival - Semaine de l’Orgue au Liban (the Lebanese Pipe Organ Week) took place as normal from 13 to 18 April 2021, despite the various organizational difficulties due to the restrictions linked to the pandemic. The Lebanese Pipe Organ Week is jointly produced by Notre Dame University – School of Music and the Terra Sancta Organ Festival. At a time when Lebanon is going through a severe economic recession, this year’s festival would not have been possible […]
On Saturday 13 April, in St Saviour’s church, in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Franciscan community gathered in prayer and in praise for an important moment in the ministerial life of seven Franciscan Friars Minor. Fra Ananivi Combey Adamah (Togo), Fra Joseph Médéou Atakora (Togo), Fra Juan David Rodríguez (Colombia), Fra Rito José Mendoza (Venezuela), Fra Antonio Tkalac (Croatia), Fra Langba Zounga Saturnin (Central African Republic) and Fra Noor Amash Tamas (Iraq) received the ministry of diaconate through the […]
