The Latin Patriarch solemnly enters the Holy Sepulchre The first Saturday of Lent in Jerusalem opened with the traditional solemn entrance by the Latin Patriarch into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Accompanied by two lines of Franciscan friars, Mons.Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of the Latins, crossed the threshold of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday, 25th February at 2.00 p.m., anticipating by half an hour the representative of the Armenian Church, according to the timetable of the Status Quo which regulates […]
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 liturgical celebration in honour of Belgium was celebrated on 19 November in St Saviour’s church in Jerusalem. This country – together with France, Italy and Spain – is considered one of the four “Catholic nations” that protect the Christian communities, for the role it has played in history since the beginning in relation to the Custody of the Holy Land, supporting and protecting the Franciscans in their mission of looking after, taking care of and maintaining the Holy Places. […]
