On the Monday after Easter, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, went, as they do every year, to Emmaus to celebrate the events narrated in the Gospel according to Luke. It is the story of the two disciples who, grief-stricken and confused after the death of Jesus, set off on foot for Emmaus, a small village a few kilometres from Jerusalem. On the way, a mysterious traveller comes up beside the pair and starts to talk […]
The exhibition LuxTenebra made a stop at the “Meeting for friendship between peoples ,” the Catholic cultural event which is held every year in August in Rimini (Italy). The exhibition is one of the initiatives with which the Custody of the Holy Land is celebrating the centenary of the dedication of the Basilicas of the Transfiguration (Mount Tabor ) and of the Agony (Gethsemane). The “geography of salvation” As Paul VI wrote in the apostolic exhortation “Nobis in animo”, published […]
Sunday, June 1st, at the Church of San Salvatore in Jerusalem, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated Holy Mass on the occasion of Italy’s Republic Day, which is commemorated every year on June 2nd. The liturgy, now a traditional appointment, was presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton. This tribute, offered by the Custody, also extends to three other nations of ancient Catholic tradition, namely France, Spain, and Belgium, in recognition of their historical […]
On 11th March we were able to speak to fr. Bahjat Elia Karakach, friar of the Custody of the Holy Land and the parish priest of the community of Aleppo, by phone. After the dramatic earthquake on 6th February which brought Turkey and Syria to their knees, Father Bahjat has been in the front line, with his brothers, providing material aid to the families who have lost their homes and supporting the local population. Father Bahjat, we know that the […]
