In the Basilica of the Annunciation, the last of the official entrances of the Custos of the Holy Land, Br. Francesco Ielpo, took place. The celebration in Nazareth follows those of recent weeks in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, thus completing the cycle of solemn entrances into the three jubilee basilicas of the Holy Land, the Holy Sepulchre, the Nativity and the Annunciation. The solemn entrances represent a centuries-old tradition of the Custody, a sign of the bond between the new Custos, […]
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 […]
In the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, in the church of the Convent of Saint Saviour, the Custody of the Holy Land welcomed this morning the traditional Mass in honor of the Belgian Dynasty. The celebration, which renews the long-standing relationship between Belgium and the Franciscan mission in the Holy Places, brought together religious, diplomats and members of the local Catholic community. The liturgy was presided over by Fr. Stéphane Milovitch. The homily was entrusted instead to Father […]
In the tragic scenario of Gaza, the Custody of the Holy Land, through the commitment and the zeal of Fra Ibrahim Faltas, Vicar of the Custody, remains in the front line in the humanitarian mission for the children of Gaza. Fr. Ibrahim has just returned from Rome, where only a few hours ago he was able to welcome more ill children from Gaza who have been taken into Italian hospitals for medical care, through the humanitarian channels activated by the […]
