On Friday 31 May, the day that closes the Marian month, the Franciscan community of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the feast of the Visitation, in the shrine dedicated to it in Ein Karem , The Gospel according to Luke (1:39-56) gives a delicate and intimate picture of the meeting between the Virgin Mary and her cousin: Elizabeth, who in her old age was desperate about the possibility of every having children, greeted Mary who had Jesus in her […]
Diving into a swimming pool can help develop the physique but also the mind. This is the challenge that the Custody of the Holy Land is launching with the new “Capital of the Resurrection” cultural and sports centre, inaugurated on Monday 3 July in Jerusalem. A number of authorities were present, including the Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine, the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, the Custos of the Holy Land and representatives of the agencies that funded the […]
On Thursday 10 October, Fra Flavio Antonio Curto Gutiérrez made his solemn (perpetual) profession in the Order of the Friars Minor in Jerusalem, in the hands of the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton. With this, Fra Flavio takes on once and for all the commitment to follow in the steps of the Lord, following the example of St Francis, living in obedience, without anything of his own and in chastity. “All things work for good” The celebration […]
Mons. Rodolfo Cetoloni, Bishop of the Diocese of Grosseto (Italy), was ordained a priest in Jerusalem on 26 June 1973. With a formation as a Franciscan friar minor, the bishop had arrived in the Holy City two years earlier to complete his studies in theology. This was the start of his very strong bond with the Holy Land, which still continues today, almost fifty years later. He has been a guide for pilgrims, has encouraged pilgrimages in his diocese and […]
