On Sunday, July 9th, at the usual Noon Angelus in St. Peter's Square in Rome, Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. Among them are two prelates who are well-known and respected in Washington: the current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, former Custos of the Holy Land, and the Apostolic Nuncio to [...]
By Beatrice Guarrera For Christians in the Holy Land, the time of Lent and Easter always has had a slightly different flavor from the rest of the world. But during the time of the pandemic, Franciscan parishioners have been able to count on their pastors in a special way. A video catechesis, a blessing at [...]
[Note: Image is from April, 2019] In the unprecedented circumstances of celebrating the liturgies of the Holy Week behind closed doors, faithful from all over the world have sought comfort in the liturgies streamed over the Internet from the Holy Land. The Custody of the Holy Land transmitted, through the Christian Media Center in Jerusalem, ceremonies for [...]
Father Francesco Patton, OFM ‘Tell them I have overcome death, forever!’ Here we are inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, just a few steps from here we see the empty tomb where the body of Jesus was buried on the evening of Good Friday and a few meters higher we can see Calvary, where [...]
Directly from Santa Maria Maggiore, after careful preparation, the relic of the Holy Crib of Jesus, a gift to the Custody of the Holy Land from Pope Francis, arrived in Jerusalem on Friday 29th November. The celebration of this day, which is already dear to the Franciscans for the celebration of the memory of All [...]