On Saturday 21 February the local Catholic Christian community of Tiberias gathered together with the Custos of the Holy Land and several friars to celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle. The word "chair" refers to the seat of the Holy Father and of the bishops, that is, the fixed seat placed in the mother church of a diocese, hence "cathedral". The "chair" is also a symbol of the authority of the Pope and of the […]
On the solemnity of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, the Custody of the Holy Land joined the celebrations for the inauguration of the new roof of Dar al Majus, the office of Pro Terra Santa in Bethlehem. The new roof, made of glass handmade in Hebron, was designed by architect Vincenzo Zuppardo, who has long worked with the Holy Land in service of the preservation and enhancement of holy sites and beyond. In addition to the various employees and […]
On February 17, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, visited the Grotto of the Nativity together with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, to verify the progress of the restoration works underway in the place that Christian tradition venerates as the site of the birth of Jesus. The works, entrusted to the Italian company Piacenti S.p.A., officially began in 2024 thanks to a decree issued by the Presidency of the Palestinian National Authority, which committed to supporting […]
The first Congress of commissaries of the Holy Land of Asia was held from 7 to 12 February in Jakarta and Bali (Indonesia) on the topic of “Formation and mission in communion.” The Custos’ delegate for the Commissaries of the Holy Land, Fra Silvio De la Fuente was present . Fra Robertus Wowor, commissary of the Holy Land since 2008 for Indonesia, who hosted the meeting, emphasized that for him “the greatest challenge is to make known the Holy Land […]
