The soft and powerful splendour of the Light that is released from the Grotto of Bethlehem reaches every man who wants to accept it, through the grace of the Liturgy of the Church. During the celebrations of these days, once again, the Child Jesus, the Son of God made man in Mary’s womb, rises like the Sun from above and tears through the darkness which keeps men prisoners because of sin, the presumption of being enough for themselves or for […]
On the afternoon of Wednesday January 16, 2019, the Custody of the Holy Land opened its doors to the students and professors of the Winter School of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies organized by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The lectures were by Profs. Edoardo Barbieri and Alessandro Tedesco, Ph.D. For the occasion, the books chosen for the exhibit, “The Bible on the move: traditions and translations of the Holy Scriptures,” which was introduced last November at the General […]
On 11th March we were able to speak to fr. Bahjat Elia Karakach, friar of the Custody of the Holy Land and the parish priest of the community of Aleppo, by phone. After the dramatic earthquake on 6th February which brought Turkey and Syria to their knees, Father Bahjat has been in the front line, with his brothers, providing material aid to the families who have lost their homes and supporting the local population. Father Bahjat, we know that the […]