On Wednesday 13th March, the third Franciscan peregrination of Lent took place at the Church of the Flagellation. The “peregrinations” are weekly liturgical appointments that take place in the places of the Holy City where the events linked to the Passion of Jesus took place. After the peregrinations to the Dominus Flevit and the Basilica of Gethsemane, the Franciscan community gathered in this Shrine at the start of the Via Dolorosa, where tradition has it that two episodes in the Passion of […]
The exhibition “Italian Visions and Nativity Scenes. Renaissance paintings and ancient marionette theatre”, designed by Chancing Performing Art in collaboration with the Compagnia Carlo Colla & Figli, and sponsored by the Ministry of Italian Culture, the Consulate General of Italy in Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land, opened on 22nd December in the Bethlehem Peace Center, the cultural centre in the square facing the Basilica of the Nativity. This exhibition is the first international event as part of […]
On Tuesday 7 May, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, led by the Vicar of the Custody Fra Ibrahim Faltas, made the traditional visits to the Patriarchs of the Orthodox Churches which celebrated Easter two days ago, on 5 May, following the Julian calendar. These events are invaluable occasions for the representatives of the Churches to meet and exchange greetings in a climate of fraternity which makes the bonds of affection between the different Christian communities in […]
The Custody of the Holy Land hosted the two-yearly planning meeting of the International Council of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Order of the Friars Minor from 3rd to 10th June 2019. The JPIC Office has always dealt with everything concerning Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of the Creation, recognized as founding values of Franciscan spirituality. These values are also to be found in the fight against climate change, the protection of Human Rights and special […]
