Jerusalem, October 13, 2023 “God created mankind in his own image” (Gen 1,27) Today, an emergency committee of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem met for prayer and consultation over the grave humanitarian crisis that has befallen all of us.Our beloved Holy Land has changed dramatically over the past week. We are witnessing [...]
Join Us in Prayer for Peace: Sunday Mass Presided by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the Lord grant you his Peace. Given the recent and ongoing tragic events in the Holy Land, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and the Most Reverend Francesco [...]
THE PATRIARCHS AND HEADS OF CHURCHES IN JERUSALEM UNITE IN A CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE AMIDST UNFOLDING VIOLENCE JERUSALEM, October 7, 2023 The Holy Land, a place sacred to countless millions around the world, is currently mired in violence and suffering due to the prolonged political conflict and the lamentable absence of justice and respect [...]
He takes up the position of Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo of the Latins, bishop of all the Catholics of the Latin rite in the country Fr. Jallouf receives greeting and congratulations from Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, shortly after his ordination Photo Credit: ©TAWK CENTRE The Catholic Church in Syria is celebrating: [...]
By Greg Friedman, OFM Since the middle of March, life for the friars and student priests living at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., has undergone two major shifts, as measures to contain the pandemic have drastically changed life around the world, as well as in this Franciscan friary. Keeping safeFirst, [...]