In what is called the "city of Jesus", Capernaum, the Franciscan community of the Holy Land, together with the local faithful, celebrated the solemn entrance of the Custos, Br. Francesco Ielpo.During the Mass in the House of Peter, the Custos offered a reflection on the Gospel of the raising of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the woman with hemorrhages (Lk 8:40-56), weaving the Gospel story together with the spiritual meaning of the place. Capernaum, the city of Jesus "Jesus […]
“It is very important that music reaches as many people as possible in Jerusalem, and that it can be a fundamental part in the life of our local Christian community.” With these words, Jamil Freij, a teacher at the Magnificat Institute in Jerusalem, that he tells of his passion for music. He was born and grew up in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and is one of the many “Living Stones”: people who are, for one […]
After two years, the Jewish community of Ein Karem returned to celebrate, together with the local fraternity of the Custody, the feasts of Hanukkah and Christmas. The residents of Ein Karem were welcomed at the Franciscan Shrine of Saint John the Baptist, the place where, according to tradition, John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus, was born. As in past years, before the war in Gaza, a full day of conferences focused on interreligious dialogue was organized, with various guests from […]
From 16 to 23 September, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, took part in the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, the seat of a community of the Custody as well as of the Commissariat of the Holy Land. The path of peace During a lecture with benefactors, the Custos illustrated the situation that the friars and Christians are living in in the Holy Land, their needs, their fears and their hopes. He […]
