The second Lenten Pilgrimage of the Franciscans to the Passion Shrines in Jerusalem arrived at their destination of the Basilica of Gethsemane. On the Mount of Olives, places linked to the Agony of Jesus have been venerated since ancient times. The Olive Garden preserves, according to tradition, centuries-old olive trees that witnessed the Agony of Jesus. This garden contains eight of the oldest olive trees in the world. The plants, the subject of recent investigations that have confirmed their longevity […]
On the Sunday following 2 June, as per tradition in the Holy Land, a Holy Mass was celebrated in Jerusalem to commemorate the day of the Republic of Italy. It was presided by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, and attended by Giuseppe Fedele, Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem, the diplomatic, military, and administrative corps of the consulate, and Gianluigi Benedetti, Ambassador of Italy in Tel Aviv. For the Custody of the Holy Land, every year these […]
