On the first Saturday of Lent, Jerusalem experienced one of the most solemn moments of its liturgical calendar: the official entrance of the Latin Patriarch into the Basilica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. At 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa crossed the threshold of the Sanctuary, accompanied by two rows of Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. His entrance preceded by about thirty minutes that of the representative of the Armenian Church, […]
On February 6, 2026, at the Terra Sancta College in Jabal al-Webdeh, in Amman, the Franciscan Youth of Jordan gathered for a significant formation meeting entitled "Francesco… a way of life". About one hundred young people from various parishes and youth realities of the country took part in the event, motivated by the desire to deepen the Franciscan charism and rediscover its relevance today. An interactive journey between history and spirituality The heart of the day was the deepening of […]
The zonal Chapter of the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land in Syria has concluded after days of intense spirituality and fraternal dialogue. It was not only an institutional meeting, but an authentic pilgrimage among the wounds and hopes of a land that, despite years of isolation and suffering, continues to cry out its desire for life. From the halls of reflection in Knayeh to the wounded stones of Yacoubieh and Ghassanieh, the friars traced the course […]
Dear brothers and sisters,May the Lord grant you His peace! As Holy Week approaches, our hearts and our gaze turn once more to the Holy Land, the land where the Son of God gave His life “to the very end” and from which the Church was born.Even today, from these Holy Places, we continue to draw from the source of Easter the meaning and hope of our service.Yet we cannot hide that the time we are living through is difficult. […]
