"Ignoring the Bible means ignoring Christ himself, because He is the way, the truth and the life": this is the famous phrase of St. Jerome, "the translator of the Bible", author of its Latin version, the "Vulgate". On September 30, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the Saint's memory with a solemn mass in the cave of St. Jerome in Bethlehem - near the Grotto of the Nativity. This is the place where he dedicated himself for about 40 […]
It is with joy and trepidation that Cyprus is awaiting the visit of Pope Francis, from 2 to 4 December. Fr. Jerzy Kraj, who since 2013 has been the patriarchal vicar in Cyprus and guardian of the Franciscan convent of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, tells us about the preparations over the past few weeks to extend the best welcome possible to the Holy Father. “After a first preparatory meeting for the visit, I was appointed coordinator of the papal […]
