From the very first centuries of Christianity, the tomb of the Virgin Mary has been recognized by tradition and devotion as the place where the Mother of Jesus was taken into heaven. In the fifth century, the bishop of Jerusalem Juvenal located this tomb at the foot of Mount Olive, in the Kidron Valley. It is in this same place,every 15 August, that the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption to Heaven […]
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 […]
The Catholic Parish in Jaffa celebrates their patron, Saint Anthony of Jaffa, this June 10, 2023, the nearest Saturday around his feast day (June 13) to foster the pastoral needs not only of the local Arab Catholic community but also to accommodate the migrant workers and their families who gathers for weekly Mass on Saturdays. As the celebration is multicultural with the participation of the Arabs, Filipinos, Africans, Latin Americans, Indians, Sri Lankans, Polish and the Hebrew Speaking community, different […]
