In the evocative village of Ain Karem, nestled among the hills west of Jerusalem, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. On June 24, in the grotto-shrine which tradition holds as the birthplace of the Forerunner, a very reduced celebration was held due to current limitations. The mass was presided over by Fr. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land. John, the child prophet The liturgy drew attention to the […]
For thousands of years, pilgrims from every corner of the world have covered long distances to reach Jerusalem. Today, thanks to the initiative of Yael Tarasiuk and Golan Rice, these ancient routes can be travelled down once again and the experience of a pilgrimage in the Holy Land relived. The association “The Way to Jerusalem” offers the pilgrimage as an extraordinary opportunity to get to know the places of the Holy Land and its history, but also as an occasion […]
At the Church of Saint Saviour, the solemnity of Our Lady of the Pillar, patroness of Spain and of the Guardia Civil, was celebrated. The celebration was presided over by the Vicar Custos, Br. Ulise Zarza, with the participation of friars, religious, Spanish diplomatic representatives, and faithful from the Spanish-speaking communities present in the Holy Land. As is tradition, the Spanish Consul General in Jerusalem, José Javier Gutiérrez Blanco-Navarrete, attended the Mass, accompanied by his wife Rebekah Kosinski. Also present […]
The Apostolic Exhortation Nobis in Animo of His Holiness Paul VI, to the Episcopate, Clergy and Faithful throughout the world on the increased needs of the Church in the Holy Land, turns 50 years old. Already St. Paul took to heart the fate of the first Christians. The Apostle himself brought relief to the Holy City, seeing in the Collection a bond of unity between the new communities of believers and the original Church in Jerusalem. The manner in which […]
