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 […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, greeted the participants of the march organized by the Association of Franciscan Missions of Trento in Rovereto (Italy) on 24 May. The meeting was in the place where During the First World War there was the front and where today there is the large Bell of the War Dead, made 100 years ago. “I will take this rope, the symbol of your march, to Jerusalem, to Gethsemane” he said, emphasizing the […]
