On Sunday 10th January 2021, after 54 years and 3 days, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land once again celebrated Mass in the church of St John the Baptist at Qasr Al-Yahud, on the banks of the River Jordan, the Christian site where the Baptism of Jesus is commemorated. The liturgy started with the procession of the Franciscans who, from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St John, arrived at the Franciscans’ land not far from the […]
Early last March 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic reached Cyprus as well, where the Latin community, made up of a few thousand Christians, is composite and variegated. “Cyprus is a beautiful and challenging initiative,” explains Fr. Jerzi Kraj, delegate of the Custody for Cyprus and Vicar of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Cyprus. “We have been affected by the economic crisis as well, considering that we receive offers both for Holy Masses and from direct donations by people. But thanks […]
