In the year that the Church is dedicating to St Joseph, and thanks to the easing of the local restrictions to deal with the pandemic, there was even greater enthusiasm for and attendance at the celebrations for the solemnity in the Galilee city of Nazareth. "From Nazareth we have joined the Pope,” commented Fr. Bruno Varriano, Rector of the Shrine of St Joseph and Superior of the Convent of the Annunciation in Nazareth. "In this year dedicated to St Joseph, […]
In Bethlehem, where the Son of God became a child and where Herod persecuted the children, the Franciscans welcome and take care of the children. This was emphasized by the Custos of the Holy Land, Brother Francesco Patton, on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the newly renovated kitchen and laundry of the "Franciscan Boys Home". Br FRANCESCO PATTON, ofm Custos of the Holy Land "We do this here in Bethlehem, through the 'Franciscan Boys Home,' but we also […]
