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 […]
On the eve of Advent, the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, reflects on this “important time” for the Church in the context of the current conflict in the Holy Land. “The whole of History is going towards the meeting with the Lord,” he says, “which gives meaning to History itself and redeems it, transforms it from the story of human misery into the story of salvation.” Here are the main passages of our conversation. *** What is […]
