The Custody of the Holy Land, the religious and the local church celebrated the solemnity of Corpus Christi (or “Corpus Domini”) at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 June. This year, following the heightening of tension in the Holy Land, the celebration was reduced and a limited number of religious were allowed to take part. Instituted in 1247, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi came into being with the intention of honouring 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 September 3-7, 2025, the 11th edition of the Franciscan March was held in Jordan, which this year took on a unique international scope. Along with Jordanian youth, Iraqi and Palestinian refugee youth in the country also participated, as well as small groups from Galilee, Bethlehem and Syria. It was a sign of unity and hope that crossed borders and difficulties in the region. The rally in Amman The journey began on Wednesday, September 3 at the Holy Land College […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, fr. Francesco Patton, visited Colombia from 1st to 4th June, on the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Colombia. A seminar was held at St Bonaventure’s University in Bogota on Thursday 1st June with the participation of the Custos and of the Commissary of the Holy Land in Colombia, fr. José Manuel Ortega. The event, for friars and the Franciscan family, was the opportunity to show the […]
