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, […]
Acceptance, hospitality and prayer: this is what pilgrims find in the hostels run by Franciscan friars. Located very close to the Holy Places, they represent an excellent accommodation for many visitors. Br IBRAHIM FALTAS, ofm Director Casa Nova - Jerusalem "Casanova, the house for pilgrims. Casa nova is the favorite place of all pilgrims who come to visit the Holy Land, the Holy Places. We have Casae Novae in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Tiberias, on Mount Tabor, in Ein Karem: all […]
