At the end of the celebration of the "Passion of the Lord" at the Holy Sepulchre, the Franciscan friars gathered for the traditional practice of the Via Crucis / Via Dolorosa guided by the Father Custos of the Holy Land Fra Francesco Patton and the Vicar of the Custody Fra Ibrahim Faltas. The Jerusalemite Via Crucis, a moment of devotion which is felt very deeply by the faithful: despite the difficult circumstances, it was attended by many local believers and even small groups of pilgrims. From […]
Seven brown habits make their way, through the Jaffa Gate, to the new entrance of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, in the Holy City. They are Franciscan friars from the Custody of the Holy Land, who have been invited for a guided tour of the Museum, which was inaugurated after its renewal in early June. Gestures that speak The friars were welcomed by the Director and Curator of the Tower of David Museum, Eilat Lieber, together with the heads […]
Every Sunday, fra Toufic Bou Mehri gets into his car and travels the 30 kilometres that separate Tyre from Deir Mimas. The Christian village is two kilometres from the Israeli town of Metula. Despite the daily fire of the Israeli artillery and air force in the border zone, the superior of the Franciscan convent of Tyre strongly wants to celebrate Mass for the 11 families of the Latin rite that are left. Since 7 October 2023, the Lebanese “God’s party” has […]
The 12th Day for the Associations of Holy Land, the annual meeting of the voluntary associations which support projects in the Holy Land, was held on Saturday 26th October in Rome in the Auditorium of the Pontifical University Antonianum of Rome, bringing together over one hundred volunteers from all over Italy. The topic of this year’s day was “Acceptance and faiths” in the perspective of the eighth centenary of the journey by St Francis of Assisi to the Orient. When […]
