Every year, on the evening of Good Friday, the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem hosts one of the most moving celebrations of Christianity in the Holy Land: the Funeral Procession of Christ. This rite, dating back to the 15th century, evokes the descent of Christ from the cross and his burial, as told in the Gospels, and takes place exactly where tradition situates the events of the Passion. The ceremony starts in the Chapel of the Apparition, where […]
On the morning of 26 May, the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, took part in one of the most eagerly awaited sessions of the last day of the Festival of the Economy in Trento (Italy), now in its 19th year. “Quo Vadis? The dilemmas of our time” was the subject this year: with the spotlight on wars, the climate crisis, the ecological transition and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the future of people, work, communities and […]
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 […]
The Custody of the Holy Land benefits from the help of some friars to increase its activities all over the world. We are talking about the commissaries who, in different countries, are summoned to be “a bridge between the Holy Land and Christians the world over.” Each commissary directs a Commissariat, i.e. a structure of the Custody of the Holy Land that contributes to promoting the Holy Places and bringing people closer to the land of Jesus. Today, there are sixty […]
