In 2021, Pope Francis, upholding the proposal of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, ordered by decree establishing the memory of Sts. Mary, Martha and Lazarus in the General Roman Calendar, on 29 July. Previously only the memory of Martha appeared in the Calendar. The reason for this initiative revolves around the important evangelical testimony that all the three siblings of Bethany offered in welcoming, healing and receiving Jesus in friendship. In the Holy Land, the […]
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 […]
The Custody, as per tradition in the Holy Land, wanted to honour the Republic of Italy with a eucharistic celebration on the Saturday following 2nd June: this public holiday commemorates the institutional referendum of 1946 in which the Italians were asked to choose between a monarchy and a republic. The Consul-General of Italy Giuseppe Fedele, the head of the Consular Department Alberto Invernizzi, the head of the Visa Department Marianna Delle Vedove, the Consul’s assistant Tony Khoury, and the civil and […]
