Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born and the heart of the Christmas celebrations, once again welcomed the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land for the Epiphany. This is the celebration of the appearance of Jesus to all peoples, represented by the Three Magi. “The feast of the Epiphany goes beyond every nationalism,” said the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, greeting a delegation from the parish of Jerusalem, who accompanied him as he entered Bethlehem, […]
This year the Celebration of the University and of the Grand Chancellor which takes place every year at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome (PUA) was enriched by a special anniversary: the centenary of the foundation of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem (SBF) , today the faculty of Biblical studies and Archaeology. After the audience with the Pope in the Vatican, on 16 January, a conference dedicated entirely to the SBF of Jerusalem was held in the Aula Magna […]
“You are completely beautiful, Mary, and the original stain of sin is not in you”: these are the words that open the hymn “Tota Pulchra”, which from the 4th century have supported and borne witness to the faith of Christians in the immaculate conception of Our Lady. This hymn has always echoed between the walls of Franciscan convents and has formed the hearts of the friars, well before the proclamation of the dogma (1854) to venerate the Immaculate Virgin Mary. […]
The operative headquarters are in the heart of Milan, but the results of the work of Edizioni Terra Santa travel far afield. Edizioni Terra Santa is the publishing centre of the Custody of the Holy Land in Italy, which publishes the scientific (archaeological and biblical) collections and collections for the general public interested in Middle Eastern current affairs and religious and cultural topics. Edizioni Terra Santa also publishes the news publications Eco di Terrasanta, Terrasanta and Terrasanta.net. The story of […]
