A Jubilee event was held for the religious in the Holy Land on 1 February in Bethlehem, with the solemn celebration of the First Vespers of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the Temple, the Day of Consecrated Life. The prayer was presided over by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, in St Catherine’s church, the Latin part of the Basilica of the Nativity. Jubilee crosses in the Holy Land On this occasion, the Jubilee […]
The Florence mayor's visit to Israel and Palestine, Feb. 15-19, was supposed to last four days. But Dario Nardella, who came to the Holy Land at the invitation of the Custos, was forced to return to his city ahead of time because of a terrible workplace accident in which four people lost their lives. In this spirit of listening and deep friendship, in the sign of Giorgio La Pira, the Mayor of Florence visited some of the Custody's missions, such […]
Dear friends, As the evangelist Luke recounts, Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem for the census. Since there was no room for them in some hostel, they had to adapt; and they found refuge in a cave, one of those that shepherds also used. In this way they have a little privacy and Mary can give birth to the infant Jesus, who, wrapped in swaddling clothes, is placed in the manger (cf. Lk 2). It almost seems like […]
With over two-thirds of the preferences of those entitled to vote from the participants at the General Assembly of the Movement, made up of 359 representatives from all over the world, Margaret Karram, an Arab Catholic Christian Arab from the Holy Land, is the new President of the Focolare Movement. She was elected on 31 January 2021 and confirmed on 1 February by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, as according to the General Statutes of the Focolare Movement. […]
