On the morning of Good Friday, the Church of Jerusalem goes up to Mount Calvary to celebrate the “Passion of the Lord” in the place where he was crucified and died. At 7 in the morning, after the entry of the Patriarch, Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and of the faithful, the doors of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre remained closed for three hours. On this day, the priests wore the red vestments that recall the blood spilt by Jesus. The […]
Distribution of the Spanish edition of the Holy Land Review is starting in Mexico. The May-June issue will be the first to be printed and distributed in the land of the Aztecs. Twelve thousand copies will be printed of this first issue. A common language, passion for the world This time comes after months of reflection and work, focusing on the main mission of the Holy Land magazines: to make the land of Jesus known to as many people as […]
In the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, where millennia-old stories intertwine, the Magnificat Institute celebrates three decades of activity in 2025. Founded in 1995 by the Custody of the Holy Land, this music institute has become a symbol of interreligious dialogue, educational excellence, and cultural commitment in the Old City. The roots: a vision of peace through music The Magnificat Institute was born from the dream of Fr. Armando Pierucci, official organist of the Custody and conservatory professor […]
On Monday 17 January 2022, the communicators of the Custody of the Holy Land were received at a audience by the Holy Father in the Clementina Room of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, on the occasion of the centenary of the foundation of the Terrasanta magazine. Made up of 44 people and led by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, who came for the occasion from Jerusalem, the delegation expressed a variety of national and linguistic […]
