As every year, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, the Christian community of the Holy Land gathered on the banks of the Jordan River to commemorate the Gospel event in which Jesus received baptism from Saint John the Baptist. This celebration, deeply rooted in the history of the Church, concluded the liturgical season of Christmas and offered the faithful and pilgrims present a moment of reflection on the meaning of their own Christian baptism […]
On Monday 12 May, the curia of St Saviour’s convent in Jerusalem was the venue for an event entitled “On the way to opening 2028”. This is a significant stage in the project of the Terra Sancta Museum, marking the end of the first phase of the structural work. The guests, diplomats and delegations from various European countries, were welcomed by Fra Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Ibrahim Faltas, the Vicar of the Custody and Fra Stéphane […]
As every year, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, the Christian community of the Holy Land gathered on the banks of the Jordan River to commemorate the Gospel event in which Jesus received baptism from Saint John the Baptist. This celebration, deeply rooted in the history of the Church, concluded the liturgical season of Christmas and offered the faithful and pilgrims present a moment of reflection on the meaning of their own Christian baptism […]
The sacred mount of La Verna, where Saint Francis received the seal of the stigmata, was the setting for a day of celebration for the great family of the Friars Minor. In this place imbued with prayer and memory, eight friars made their temporary profession of the evangelical counsels, after completing the year of novitiate and officially entering the Order. They made their vows: Br. Tochukwu Peterjames Ejimadu, Br. Leo Chukwunazom Ogoh, Br. Hagop Arabatlian, Br. Walid Yuhanna Daher and […]
