In the morning of Saturday 16 April, the Vigil considered the “mother of all the holy vigils,” that of the Resurrection of the Lord, was celebrated in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The solemn mass in the Anastasis of the Holy Sepulchre was presided by the Patriarch of the Latins, His Beatitude Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, before a large number of faithful who came in the early hours of the day to follow the ceremony. Celebrated in advance with […]
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 […]
On the morning of Friday 24th March, the Via Crucis of the Catholic schools of the city of Jerusalem took place, involving 8 schools and more than 500 pupils. The Via Crucis of the young people and children, organized by the Custody of the Holy Land, has taken on a particular meaning this year, because it comes in a context of violence and religious fanaticism which has characterized the life of the Christian communities in recent months. The youngsters and […]
