On Thursday, September 17, at 6 pm, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, will give a conference here in Washington, DC, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Fr. Francesco Patton was appointed Custos of the Holy Land by Pope Francis in 2016. As such, he is a member of the Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem.

Fr Francesco, who lives in Jerusalem as Guardian of the Holy Places for the Catholic Church, will offer a unique testimony about life in the Middle East nearly a year after the start of the war that has devastated the region; he will witness how life goes on for the Christian community in the complicated environment in which the Franciscans of the Holy Land are called to express their delicate mission.

This event will take place at Saint Francis Hall, located at 1340 Quincy St NE, Washington, DC 20017 and is part of a series of events organized by the Franciscan Monastery to celebrate its 125th anniversary.