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Coming back from Gaza
“Seeing children draw missiles was quite strange.” A volunteer who just came back to Jerusalem from Gaza tells her story. The story of her [...]
Publish Date: 2012-11-20
Russian Christians in the Holy Land
The Christian Russian Orthodox community in the Holy Land. With the help of Sister Elena of the “Russian Ecclesiastical mission”: a report aimed at [...]
Publish Date: 2012-11-14
Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land … supporting education
“The key is education if we want young Christians not to leave the Holy Land”: this is the work of the Franciscan Foundaton for [...]
Publish Date: 2012-11-14
Arabic and the New Evangelization
The new edition of the Bible in Arabic, the Beit Sahour bookstore...concrete instruments for the New Evangelization in Arabic so that Christians, even in [...]
Publish Date: 2012-11-07
The official start of the Year of Faith in the Holy Land
A solemn Mass in Arabic to start off the Year of Faith in the Holy Land. The Shrine of Deir Rafat hosted many local [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-29
The Queen of the Holy Land Sanctuary
The Marian Sanctuary of Deir Rafat is located in an area full of Biblical reference and is the most loved by the Christians of [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-25
Easter together: Pastors’ experiences
A positive experience. The pastors from Ramallah exchanging views regarding the celebration of Easter together, a gesture that has been successfully repeated for several [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-24
The funeral of Torkom II
The whole Church of Jerusalem attends the funeral of Torkom II. The solemn liturgy is celebrated in the Cathedral of Saint James and attended [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-24
New areas for the Antonian Society
The new daily center of the Antonian Society in Bethlehem has been opened. One hundred years since its foundation a new recreational day center [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-17
The Voice of the Custos in the Year of Faith
"I think that the main challenge, for everyone but especially for Christians in the Holy Land in, is to live their faith as an [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-17
“Our land is called to radiate faith”
“We welcome the challenge to be a community of saints so that the Mother Church of Jerusalem can continue to be a beacon of [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-11
Men of Faith
The Christians of the Holy Land tell their stories. A the beginning of the Year of Faith, they speak in front of our television [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-11
Franciscans in Lebanon
Franciscans in Lebanon: a small but important presence from the capital to the most important centers in the country of the country of cedar [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-08
Saint Francis, the Man of the Gospel
“A man who showed the Church how the Gospel is possible.” This is what the Custos of the Holy Land says about Saint Francis [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-04
The challenges of the New Evangelization in the Holy Land
“We must present the same Gospel again to our communities in the Middle East.” This is what Monsignor Shomali said to our camera crew [...]
Publish Date: 2012-10-03
An oasis of charity
Next to the Mamilla shopping center, a large building: that of the charitable association Saint Vincent de Paul. An orphanage, a school and a [...]
Publish Date: 2012-09-26
Among the “living stones” of the Northern West Bank
From Zababde to Kou Fur kud, among the “living stones” of the Northern West Bank during a visit by Italian pilgrims.
Publish Date: 2012-09-17
Renewing the faith of the people of faith
Renewing the faith in the people of faith.” This is the challenge given by the Catholic Priests of the Holy Land, assembled in a [...]
Publish Date: 2012-09-13
Bollate and San Salvatore, united as twin parishes
The parish of Bollate and that of Saint Savior are united as twin parishes: the agreement was signed in the Holy City just a [...]
Publish Date: 2012-09-11
Maronites, a new archbishop
A warm welcome to Monsignor El Hage, the new archbishop of the Maronites in the Holy Land, who just began his pastoral mission.
Publish Date: 2012-09-06
Lebanon, not a country, a message.
Hope and pride for all Lebanese and Middle Eastern Christians … the voices and faces of those awaiting Benedict XVI
Publish Date: 2012-08-27
Our Lady of Lebanon, the shrine that unites Christians and Muslims
Standing at the top of the hill in Harissa, a few kilometers from the Lebanese capital, is the large statue of the Virgin Mary, [...]
Publish Date: 2012-08-20
Assumption Capital
A new Marian capital in the heart of the Christian neighborhood in the Old City. The young Catholics of Jerusalem wished for it to [...]
Publish Date: 2012-08-17
The Closing of the Clarian Year in Jerusalem
“…that Clare may intercede for peace between the two peoples living in this land and for the unity of the Church in Jerusalem.” Speaking [...]
Publish Date: 2012-08-13
The March before the Feast
The week-long Franciscan march to Mt. Tabor has come to an end. In communion with many cities throughout the world, nearly 200 children have [...]
Publish Date: 2012-08-02
Twenty- five years of hermitage to find oneself
25th anniversary of the hermitage in Gethsemane. The place where Jesus said to pray, today is a little oasis of peace for who wants [...]
Publish Date: 2012-07-10
Learning about Icons
A course for learning to paint the Word of God made flesh. In the halls of St. Saviour's Monastery, about twenty participants experiment with [...]
Publish Date: 2012-07-06
The New Ordinations in the Custody
Six new deacons and three new priests: at the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul, nine Franciscan friars received the gift of the [...]
Publish Date: 2012-07-04
Thank you Your Excellency, Mons. Franco
His Excellency Mons. Antonio Franco is about to leave his post as the Apostolic Nuncio in Israel. Many are those who wish to express [...]
Publish Date: 2012-07-02
The Eucharist at the heart
ABSTRACT After the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, the auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem Monsignor Shomali commented about the first fruits of that encounter. With a [...]
Publish Date: 2012-06-26
A larger school for Ramleh
Ramleh, 20 km from Tel Aviv, the inauguration of the Terra Santa School enlargement. Founded in 1728, with the Educational Scope to give a [...]
Publish Date: 2012-06-18
Saint Anthony of Padua, Patron of the Custody
Wednesday, 13th of June, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated Saint Anthony of Padua solemnity, its patron and special protector
Publish Date: 2012-06-13
New Salesian deacons
For the first time, twelve new Salesian deacons were ordained at Saint Catherline’s Basilica in Bethelehem. Leading the celebration was the Patriarch of Jerusalem, [...]
Publish Date: 2012-06-12
Carrying Jesus, through the streets of Bethlehem
The Feasts of the Sacred Heart and Corpus Domini celebrated together in Bethlehem. A long procession carries the Holy Sacrament through the streets of [...]
Publish Date: 2012-06-11
With Mary in the streets of the Old City
The Christians of Jerusalem traditional procession on the conclusion of the Marian month . An occasion to pray, meet, and offer devotion to the [...]
Publish Date: 2012-06-01
Ten Years of ATS
The Association Pro Terra Sancta is ten years old. Since the beginning in support of the Custody, the mission of this NGO is to [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-22
Christians in Ramallah
Stories and testimonies from Christians in Ramallah, the political heart of the Palestinian Territories. Among the challenges of the Latin parish is the [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-21
The Franciscan Boys Home in Bethlehem
For five years in Bethlehem there has been the "Boys’ Home", a Franciscan institution that welcomes children with social problems. It’s one of [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-14
Second Edition of the Magnificat Open Music
The second edition of the Magnificat Open Music: An initiative promoted by the Custody of the Holy Land to train the students of the [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-10
John Paul II has returned to Bethlehem
reliquie di Giovanni Paolo II sono arrivate al Convention Palace di Ortas sabato 5 maggio, a dieci anni dall’assedio della nativita’ e a un [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-07
Solemn Entrance into the Sepulchre of the Minister General of the Order
The solemn entrance into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre for the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, Father Jose Carballo, in [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-03
May, the Month of Mary
May, the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary... the mother of all to whom the Holy Land entrusts itself with particular devotion, and whose [...]
Publish Date: 2012-05-02