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The Custos of the Holy Land Visits Washington, D.C.
he Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, visited the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C., marking his first trip to the United States since assuming his role in 2025. His visit coincided with the 15th Annual Mass and Benefit Dinner.
Statement on the declarations on the end of the war in Gaza
Along with millions living throughout our war-torn region, and hundreds of millions around the globe, We, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, rejoice at the recent enactment of the ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of those held captive.
October 2: Treasures of the Holy Sepulchre Exhibition Opens at the Frick Collection in New York
On October 2, the Frick Collection in New York will open the exhibition Treasures of the Holy Sepulchre, presented for the first time in the United States. The exhibition features more than forty extraordinary objects from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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