On July 15, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. This is a central feast for Christianity, commemorating the consecration of the altar of the Basilica in 1149 by the Crusaders, but it also carries a strongly current significance today. During the homily, delivered by br. Ibrahim Faltas, Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, […]
The photographic exhibition entitled “The guardians of Christ’s tomb,” the work of the French photographer Thomas Coex, was presented at the Royal Basilica of St Francis the Great in Madrid on Friday 18 October. Fra Tony Choukri, treasurer of the Custody and Fra Luis Quintana, deputy curator of the exhibition, were also present. The photos are by Thomas Coex, a professional photographer for the Agence France Press (AFP). He has a long experience of living and working in the Holy […]
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 […]
For Advent, the time when we wait and prepare for the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus, the Custody of the Holy Land, through its channels, is offering two important initiatives to accompany the faithful on the path towards Christmas. “Inside the Nativity scene” To commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene in Greccio – the result of the creativity of St Francis of Assisi who set it up for the first time in Greccio in 1223 – the Custody […]
