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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Today, May 16, H.B. Pierbattista Card. Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Gaza for a pastoral visit to the local Christian community, spending time with the people of Holy Family Parish and St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza City.Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza, and His Excellency Alessandro De Franciscis, Grand Hospitaller of the [...]
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 [...]