As every year, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, the Christian community of the Holy Land gathered on the banks of the Jordan River to commemorate the Gospel event in which Jesus received baptism from Saint John the Baptist. This celebration, deeply rooted in the history of the Church, concluded the liturgical season of Christmas and offered the faithful and pilgrims present a moment of reflection on the meaning of their own Christian baptism […]
The day after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, and the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, make an appeal to pilgrims from the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the heart of Christianity and a Jubilee site, to come back to visit the Holy Places with confidence. “The pilgrimage is absolutely safe. It is time to look up and return to Jerusalem to also bring joy to […]
On Sunday 18 January, celebrations were held in Cana of Galilee, today’s village of Kafr Kanna, for Jesus’ first miracle during the Wedding at Cana. The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, visited the local parish, accompanied by the Custodial Treasurer, Fr. Agustin Pelayo Fregoso, and the Deputy Head of Mission of the Apostolic Nunciature in Israel, Msgr. Nicola di Ponzio. The first miracle As written in the Gospel, Jesus took part in a wedding feast in Cana […]
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 […]
