After two years of absence, on 13 September 2025 the wooden image of the scourged Christ returned to its place in the Sanctuary of the Flagellation in Jerusalem. The statue, donated some time ago by a community in Barcelona, had been seriously damaged on 2 February 2023, when an extremist broke into the church, knocked down the sculpture and defaced its face. It was a violent act that left shock and sorrow among the faithful present, as the sisters and […]
A new pavilion has been inaugurated at the Helen Keller School in Beit Hanina, an institution that has been accompanying girls and boys with special educational needs for years. The school, supported by the Custody of the Holy Land, confirms itself as a place where education is intertwined with inclusion, care, and respect for the dignity of every person. “It is not ability that counts, but the will to grow” Br. Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, described the […]
On Sunday, October 5, in the convent of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem, five friars made their solemn profession in the Order of Friars Minor, promising to live forever in obedience, without anything of their own, and in chastity, according to the Rule of Saint Francis of Assisi. The celebration was presided over by the custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, in the presence of numerous confreres, family members, friends, and faithful. During the homily, Fr. Ielpo shared with […]
An evening of music that became a symbol of dialogue and hope. On Friday, September 26, within the Franciscan Festival 2025, the San Colombano Museum in Bologna hosted the concert “Notes of Peace” by the Chamber Orchestra of the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem.A highly anticipated event in the program, capable of filling the hall and deeply moving the audience: young Christian, Muslim, and Jewish musicians shared the stage, demonstrating that coexistence is possible even in a context marked daily by […]
