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Pray and Hope for Peace in the Holy Land 

2023-10-17T12:51:58-04:00October 17th, 2023|Categories: At the monastery, News|

Pray and hope. This was the message delivered by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki during the Mass for Peace in the Holy Land, which took place on Sunday, October 15th at the Franciscan Monastery. The bishop, a member of the Franciscan Foundation for Holy Land based in New York, led the Mass, which the Franciscan Monastery's friars [...]

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Guardians of Hope: The Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land Amidst Crisis 

2023-10-12T15:33:44-04:00October 12th, 2023|Categories: In the Holy Land, Story|Tags: , |

On Saturday, October 7, Israel was struck by an attack from Hamas, a group declared as a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU and the United States, and which administers the territory of the Gaza Strip. The blow dealt to the state of Israel was violent and devastating, especially given the brutal manner used by Hamas [...]

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United in prayer for the Holy Land

2023-10-10T19:04:52-04:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: In the Holy Land, Press Releases|

Jerusalem, 10 October 2023 Dear Friends of the Holy Land,On Saturday 7 October we woke up to the sound of the sirens and we suddenly found ourselvesin a state of war. All of you are probably apprehensively following this situation through thevarious media.What we want to share with you, now, is the need to pray and [...]

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13th Annual Mass and Gala Fundraising Dinner

2023-10-06T16:35:14-04:00October 6th, 2023|Categories: At the monastery, Press Releases|

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is glad to announce its annual Mass with benefactors and the ritual Gala Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at its premises located at 1400 Quincy Street N.E., Washington, DC.   In fact, this year will see the thirteenth edition of this initiative in which the friars [...]

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Mass of Thanksgiving on the occasion of the elevation of His Beatitude Pizzaballa to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church

2023-09-27T09:39:24-04:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: , , |

Washington DC, September 25, 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the Lord assure you with His peace! I am pleased to invite you to a Mass of Thankgiving presieded by His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, with the presence of the Most Rev. Fr. For Patton, OFM: Sunday, October 15, 2023 h: 11 am at Franciscan [...]

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