On 14 September, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, in the red vestments that recall the blood shed by Jesus, celebrated the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. The Mass was presided over, as per tradition, by the Vicar of the Custody, fra Ibrahim Faltas, in the Latin chapel of Calvary. For the whole time of the celebration, a relic of the Cross was displayed on the altar, […]
Just before the Consistory of 30 September, when His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa will be elevated to the rank of Cardinal, he wanted to meet journalists at a press conference which was held on the morning of Tuesday 21 September in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Pierbattista Pizzaballa is about to leave for Rome, to define the last steps towards receiving the red biretta which will take place on the esplanade of St Peter’s Basilica next Saturday, 30 September. During the […]
The Custos of the Holy Land Fr. Francesco Patton, accompanied by Fr. Narcyz Klimas archivist of the Custody, visited Malta on the invitation of Fr. Anthony Chircop, Minister Provincial and Commissary of the Holy Land, on 8-11 May. On Thursday 9 May Fr. Patton gave a talk during the meeting of the Franciscan Family of Malta. He spoke about “Calvary, La Verna and us on the occasion of the 800 years of the stigmatisation of St. Francis”. On Friday 10 May […]
"This year, due to the pandemic caused by the Corona virus, it was not possible to take up the Good Friday Collection dedicated to supporting Christians living here in the Land of Jesus. This is why Pope Francis has accepted the request to move this gesture of sharing that concerns the whole Church to 13th September. Why September 13th, you may ask? Because it is the Sunday closest to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we […]
