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Declaration Declaration of the Catholic Ordinaries on the Ceasefire in Gaza

2025-01-16T12:34:42-05:00January 16th, 2025|Categories: In the Holy Land, Press Releases|Tags: |

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news,” (Is. 52,7) Declaration of the Catholic Ordinaries on the Ceasefire in Gaza The Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land welcome the announcement of the ceasefire in Gaza, which aims to end the hostilities in Gaza, return the Israeli hostages and [...]

Invitation to pray for peace on the Solemnity of the Assumption by the Custos of the Holy Land

2024-08-12T13:39:28-04:00August 12th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: , , |

To all the friars of the Custody Dear Brothers, May the Lord give you peace! As His Most Eminent Beatitude, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, our brother and Patriarch, reminded us, we are living in very difficult times, in which it is particularly important to pray for peace. assumption-englishDownload I seem to see a hopeful sign in the [...]

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Two Franciscans ordained priests in Aleppo

2024-07-16T10:57:28-04:00July 8th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: |

On July 6, the twins George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, were ordained priests in Aleppo, Syria. Brothers by blood, in their vocation as Franciscan Friars, and now in the priesthood as well. On Saturday, July 6, in their home city of Aleppo, Syria, George and Johnny Jallouf, of the Custody [...]

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Journey Through Gethsemane

2024-03-06T15:32:59-05:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: , , |

Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus.  Today, the second pilgrimage took place at Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives.  Gethsemane includes three sanctuaries cared for by the Franciscans, referring to the events happening on the night Jesus was betrayed: the [...]

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Dominus Flevit: A Lenten Pilgrimage on the Mount of Olives

2024-02-28T12:43:59-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: , , |

Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus. Today, the first pilgrimage took place at the Dominus Flevit, on the Mount of Olives. "Dominus Flevit" is a Latin expression that means "the Lord wept" and is linked to the episode in [...]

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