Celebrations in Holy Places

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15 Sep 2025

Exaltation of the Holy Cross: from the wood of death to the source of life

Every September 14 the Church celebrates the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, an ancient and solemn memory that brings us back to the heart of the Christian faith. It is not a simple veneration of an object, but the contemplation of the mystery it contains, the cross, an instrument of torture and humiliation, has become by God’s will the supreme sign of love and salvation. It is the paradox of the Christian faith, from death comes life, […]
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Culture and Education

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28 Dec 2024

The Grace of the indulgence

In the Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, “Spes non confundit”, Pope Francis recalls the decisive role of the sacrament of Penance in Christian life and the richness of Grace, which reaches us, through the Church, with the gift of Indulgence. The sacrament of Penance assures us that God wipes away our sins. We experience those powerful and comforting words of the Psalm: “It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your […]
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The Custody in the Holy Land

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08 Dec 2025

Custody of the Holy Land celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V. Mary

On Monday, December 8, early in the morning, the parish community of the Church of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem gathered to celebrate together the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V. Mary, Patroness and Queen of the Seraphic Order. The solemn Holy Mass, celebrated by fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, took place in the Church of Saint Saviour, where, for the occasion, an altar dedicated to the B.V. Mary, Patroness of the Franciscan Order, had been […]
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Custody in the World

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L’altare del Calvario in mostra a Firenze
09 Apr 2024

The altar of Calvary on display in Florence

On Monday 8th April,  the altar in the Latin chapel of the Crucifixion, on Calvary (in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre), was removed. In the next few days it will be shipped to Florence, where it will be restored and exhibited in the Museo Marino Marini, in the famous Rucellai Chapel. A homecoming The altar was donated to the Custody of the Holy Land by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando de’ Medici in 1578. At the exhibition in Florence, it […]
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