Special celebrations in Nazareth, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and the closing of the Year of St. Joseph. On December 8, the two anniversaries were commemorated at Mass in the Basilica of the Annunciation, where the angel announced to Mary that she would become the mother of the Savior. The day before, in St. Joseph's Church, dedicated to the universal patron saint of the Church and built on the site where the Holy Family lived, the recitation of […]
Every year, KolHaMusica, the national radio station of the State of Israel which all the experts and aficionados of classical music in the country listen to, organizes a competition to find the young talents who will be the future big names on the musical scene. Directed by the legendary Professor Alexander Tamir of the Academy of Jerusalem, students from the most important and best known conservatoires in Israel take part in the competition, called “Looking to the future”. Held with […]
A violent 7.8 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre between Turkey and Syria, has caused more than 5.000 deaths and enormous damage to the infrastructure. The areas hit are in the south-eastern part of Turkey and the north-western regions of Syria. The number of the quake’s victims is still temporary with the figure estimated to grow as the rescuers work even more intensely in the next few hours. Aleppo: the testimony of Fr. Bahjat Karakach It never rains but it […]