This year again, on the morning of Good Friday, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land went down the streets of Jerusalem following in the footsteps of the Lord, in the traditional Via Crucis along the Via Dolorosa. The moment of prayer was led by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton. The procession started from the school opposite the Shrine of the Flagellation and followed the stations of the Passion of Jesus Christ from […]
With the “Teachers’ concert,” the ninth “Festival of Ayyar” opened in Jerusalem on Thursday 2 May. This is the annual appointment of the Magnificat Institute to promote the school of music of the Custody of the Holy Land. The institute, the activities of which started almost 30 years ago, thanks to the initiative of fra Armando Pierucci, today has an average of about 200 students per year and 25 teachers. Located in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, […]
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 […]
The meeting of the bishops and mayors of the Mediterranean, promoted by the Italian Bishops’ Conference, was held in the city of Florence (Italy) from 23 to 27 February 2022, upholding the aspiration ad the courage of Giorgio La Pira, mayor of Florence in the 1950s, who deeply cherished peace and the unity of peoples. The meeting, which follows the one held in Bari (Italy) two years ago, on the subject "The Mediterranean, a frontier of peace, "opened on the […]
