On the evening of Sunday 12 January, during his mission in Jordan, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, visited the Shrine of Mount Nebo, in the care of the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. He was accompanied by the Nuncio in Jordan, Mons. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, and Mons. Marco Formica, an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State. The Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, Fra Rashid Mistrih, Fra Ammar Shaeen and […]
Four novices of the Custody of the Holy Land made their first profession of the evangelical counsels (temporary vows) in the hands of the Custos, Fra Francesco Patton. They are Fra Mark Kabbabeh, Fra Manuel Isaù Kingombe, Fra Winfred Mensah and Fra Luis Alejandro Mora López. The ceremony, presided over by the Custos, took place in La Verna (Italy) on Saturday, 31 August. Three novices from the Egyptian Province of the Friars Minor also professed their temporary vows, in the […]
During the “Time of Advent”, the Custody of the Holy Land is offering two initiatives to accompany the faithful on the path towards Christmas. “Pilgrims of hope” It is only a few weeks before the ordinary Jubilee of the year 2025 opens, dedicated in particular to the theme of hope. The Holy Land is still marked by the harsh reality of war, with its consequences: the absence of pilgrims, the economic crisis and the lack of confidence in the future. The […]
The Italian-language Commissaries of the Holy Land met in Jerusalem for a period of learning, meeting and sharing. About twenty friars followed the course of “Jerusalem, holy city” from 1st to 9th June. A course for falling in love The course for Commissaries was organized by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF). The programme combined theoretical and practical aspects, with lessons in the classroom and excursions to Jerusalem and its surroundings. “The basic idea is to make the Commissaries fall in […]
