The visit of the Minister General, Fra Massimo Fusarelli in the Holy Land continues. After the trip to Galilee and Mass onMount Tabor , the morning of Wednesday 17 April was dedicated to two communities in Jerusalem, with a visit to the Holy Sepulchre and to the Flagellation. The community Mass at the Holy Sepulchre In the early morning, the Minister General – invited by the community – presided over the community Mass in front of the Holy Sepulchre, which […]
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 […]
The convents of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land in Lebanon are not extraneous to the wave of violence that has affected in particular the South of the country. The convents in Beirut, Harissa and Tripoli are not affected directly for the time being, while the convent in Tyre is in an area affected by the bombings and the need to help people fleeing from the South. North and South Fra Najib Ibrahim is the Guardian of […]
The 2020 Massolini Calendar, dedicated to Cyprus, was presented in the Aula Magna of the Diocesan Cultural Pole of Brescia, on 20th December. Father Jerzy Kraj, Delegate of the Custody of the Holy Land for Cyprus was present. The table of speakers was made up of Don Flavio Dalla Vecchia, lecturer in Hebrew Language and Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; Father Aldino Cazzago, lecturer in the History of Orthodox Theology at the Catholic University of the […]
