It will be possible to obtain the indulgence linked to the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 in the Holy Land as well. The decree prepared by the Apostolic Penitentiary and issued on 13 May by the Holy See, specifies that it will be possible to obtain the jubilee indulgence granted by the Holy Father to the pilgrims who visit at least one of the following basilicas: the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), the Nativity (Bethlehem) and the Annunciation (Nazareth). The decree "And so, […]
The inauguration of the exhibition “Memories of St Saviour: convent, parish, museum” was held on 5th June in the Curia of the Custody. The exhibition is open to the public until 25th July. This exhibition, made possible thanks to the support of the AFD (Agence française de développement) and the NDC (Ngo for Development Center) was the brainchild and was conceived by the Terra Sancta Museum and intends to highlight the close centuries-old bond between the Franciscan friars and the […]
On 3 and 4 October, the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land – together with a large number of faithful - celebrated the feast-day of St Francis of Assisi, their founder. The friars responded to the trails of light of the missiles in the Jerusalem sky with an intense climate of prayer, both during the Triduum of preparation and on the days of the celebration. The dream of fraternity and peace In his homily , during the First […]
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 […]
