The Basilica of St Anne, in Jerusalem, is shown by the apocryphal sources and traditions as the place where the house of St Joachim and St Anne stood and where the Virgin Mary was born. As every year, on 8 September the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land make a peregrination here, on the liturgical feast-day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The particularities include the veneration of the birth place of the Virgin Mary, in […]
The "Day of Wonder" will be held in Italy on 13 October, in various squares, Sunday schools, libraries and museums. It is a day dedicated to offering surprise and joy to all children, in particular those who, due to conflicts, are deprived of their right to play and to be carefree. This event will also take place in many countries affected by wars or which are in situations of crisis, bringing moments of happiness even into the most difficult conditions. […]
On the evening of 26 October, the Franciscan church of St Saviour in Jerusalem, hosted the celebration of the Vespers in the Maronite rite, as thanks for the canonization of the “Martyrs of Damascus,” eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite laymen. Common prayer The celebration was presided over by the Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land of the Maronites, Moussa Hage, and was animated by the Maronite choir who came especially from Haifa. “Praying together is a very significant experience […]
The four pupils from the Helen Keller school of Beit Hanina are flying to Rome: a special journey for Ibrahim, Alaa, Talin and Celin, which will take them to the Olympic Stadium, to sing together with Pope Francis on the first World Children’s Day. “Dear children! Your first World Day, which will be in Rome on 25 and 26 May next, is approaching,” are the words that open the message from the Pope announcing this special day dedicated to children […]