In what is called the "city of Jesus", Capernaum, the Franciscan community of the Holy Land, together with the local faithful, celebrated the solemn entrance of the Custos, Br. Francesco Ielpo.During the Mass in the House of Peter, the Custos offered a reflection on the Gospel of the raising of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the woman with hemorrhages (Lk 8:40-56), weaving the Gospel story together with the spiritual meaning of the place. Capernaum, the city of Jesus "Jesus […]
With a solemn Eucharistic celebration in the Church of St. Saviour, the academic community of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum and the Studium Theologicum Hierosolymitanum inaugurated the new academic year 2025-2026.The liturgy was presided over by Br. Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, who in his homily offered a profound reflection on the Word of the day, inviting students and professors to live study as a journey of search and fraternity. Two schools for a single mission The Studium Biblicum […]
As every November 17, 2025, a solemn celebration took place in honor of the memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the Secular Franciscan Order. The Mass was presided over by Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land. For the first time, given the growing attendance in recent years, the Mass was celebrated in the Church of Saint Saviour. Casa Maria Bambina, managed by the Franciscan Sisters Daughters of Saint Elizabeth, is a point of reference for pilgrims, […]
In the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Basilica of San Francisco el Grande (Madrid), the book “The Holy Sepulchre Close to Home: Pilgrims in San Girolamo, Reggio Emilia, and Santo Stefano, Bologna, Emilia Region, Italy”was presented on October 17.The president of the Friends of the Holy Land Association, Rafael Martínez Casado, officially introduced the author, Maria Cristina Rattighieri, and Brother Quirico, who played a key role in the book’s publication. Then, Brother Luis Quintana, director of the Holy […]
