On June 6, on the shores of the Sea of Tiberias, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, along with faithful from nearby areas, celebrated a solemn mass at the Chapel of the Primacy of Peter, at the place where, according to tradition, the risen Jesus met the apostle Peter after his fall. The liturgy, led by the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, brought together pilgrims, religious, and local faithful in a moment of prayer […]
On Thursday 3 October, the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF) and the Studium Theologicum Jerosolimitanum (STJ) celebrated the start of the new 2024-2025 academic year. Students, lecturers and collaborators took part in the Solemn Mass in St Saviour’s church in Jerusalem, to consecrate a new year of studying and specializing in the Holy Scriptures. The tensions in the country becoming harsher prevented the arrival in Jerusalem of Mons. František Trstenský, Bishop of Spiš and former student of the SBF, who should […]
Br. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, current Custos of the Holy Land, has recently undertaken a series of significant visits to Christian communities in Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus, bringing spiritual support and a message of hope in a context marked by profound difficulties. During his stay in Damascus, Br. Francesco visited the Church of St. Elias in Douilaa to express closeness to the community affected by the recent attack, and met the Patriarchal Vicar of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and […]
The Sanctuary of St Francis, in the city of São Paulo, will be the venue for the 12th Congress of the Commissars of the Holy land of Latin America. The main aim of the meeting is to update and revitalize life and evangelization to continue on the path of spreading the word about the Holy Places. The Commissariat of the Holy Land has been an institution for over 600 years. On 14 February 2021, the Custody celebrated the 600th anniversary of the […]
