As tradition has it for the Holy Land, the celebration of the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows on Calvary introduces the Holy Week in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Thanks to the Status Quo, the tradition of the Custody of the Holy Land continues to place this solemnity on the Friday before Palm Sunday. Fixed on this day by Benedict XIII in 1727 and then moved to 15th September during the Second Vatican Council, […]
Among the objectives of the Franciscans of the Holy Land there is the development of the educational level of the local community, carried out through the 15 schools of the Custody scattered over a very large territory. More than eleven thousand students attend them and 1100 teachers of all religions work in them. Br IBRAHIM FALTAS, ofm Director of Terra Sancta Schools "There is a beautiful coexistence and ecumenical dialogue in our schools. We live this coexistence practically every day." […]
