The Custody of the Holy Land, the heads of the Churches of Jerusalem, diplomats, faithful and pilgrims flocked to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre to gather in prayer for the Holy Father. The Mass in suffrage of Pope Francis was celebrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the presence of numerous institutional figures, as well as the heads of the Oriental Churches who, through their participation, expressed their vicinity to the Church of Rome and the […]
Four novices of the Custody of the Holy Land made their first profession of the evangelical counsels (temporary vows) in the hands of the Custos, Fra Francesco Patton. They are Fra Mark Kabbabeh, Fra Manuel Isaù Kingombe, Fra Winfred Mensah and Fra Luis Alejandro Mora López. The ceremony, presided over by the Custos, took place in La Verna (Italy) on Saturday, 31 August. Three novices from the Egyptian Province of the Friars Minor also professed their temporary vows, in the […]
From June 2 to 9, a training and refresher course for spiritual guides of pilgrims takes place in the Holy Land. The initiative is promoted by the conference of Italian-speaking commissioners, in collaboration with the Commissariats Liaison Office (Clio) and the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF). The course includes 22 friars and collaborators from various Italian commissariats, as well as representatives from Krakow and Slovenia. Activities are primarily held at the convent of San Salvatore in Jerusalem, with excursions to the […]
At the end of the initiative supported by the Commissary of the Holy Land of Tuscany and Florence City Council entitled “Florence and Jerusalem”, a meeting was held to take stock of the excavations under way at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre on 29th April at the Marino Marini Museum in Florence. The event aimed to reread the history of the archaeological excavations at the Holy Sepulchre, giving a voice to those in charge of the works today and yesterday, […]
