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View ArticleClimbing with Mary on Mount Carmel
Learn more about the history of the the nearly century old Marian Procession at Mount Carmel. The worshipers look to Our Lady of Mount Carmel for guidance and peace. In Haifa, a coastal city of...
View ArticleMagnificat Institute Sings a Joyful Tune
Learn more about the Magnificat Institute and the recent show that filled the Auditorium of the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem. Two children’s choirs joined to sing twelve new songs that are...
View ArticleOn the Sea of Galilee, “Peter, do you love me?”
During this Easter season, we have heard the accounts of the disciples meeting with and discovering Jesus again after His resurrection. We hear about these encounters in many places and sites...
View ArticlePreparing for Pentecost
“As the Father has sent me, even so I send you… Receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:21-22); this is what Jesus says to us. The gift of the Spirit on the evening of the Resurrection took place once again on...
View ArticleChurch Leaders from the Holy Land Unite in the US
(Christian Media Center) Among the topics regarding the Church in the Holy Land: pilgrimages, the presence of local Christians and the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. The same issues...
View ArticleA Belgian link to the Holy Land
(Christian Media Center) A bond that has linked these two countries for centuries. A prize won a year ago, and a plaque inaugurated last Sunday. These are some of the milestones of the time line...
View ArticleFinding the Cross with St. Helen
(Christian Media Center) What once was synonymous with humiliation, it has now become symbol of the Christian redemption. Christianity was born from the Cross, thanks to the obedience of the One who...
View ArticleCelebrating Peter
(Christian Media Center) Lake Tiberias, also called the Sea of Galilee or Lake of Gennesaret, has an extension of 20 km and is located 213 meters below the Mediterranean Sea level. Jesus walked on...
View ArticleClearing Mines in the Holy Land
(The National) A Scottish mine clearance charity is to remove buried bombs from the site where Jesus was baptized in a “symbolic” act aimed at overcoming violence and intolerance. James Cowan, chief...
View ArticleMercy in the Family
In Galilee, a meeting brought together several couples to discuss mercy within the family. The event was sponsored by the Regional Commission for the families of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of...
View ArticleNew Custos of the Holy Land
Vatican City, 20 May 2016 – Fr. Francesco Patton is the new Custos of the Holy Land. He succeeds Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who has led the Custody for the last twelve years. He was appointed by the...
View ArticleThe Syrian Violence Continues
The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land reported on Saturday, May 21, that missiles fell on a Terra Santa Middle School in Aleppo, Syria. This explosion killed one person and two were seriously...
View ArticleAlong the Shores of Lake Tiberias
Imagine yourself taking a breezy walk along the shore of Lake Tiberias. The blue lake might bring the feelings of peace and serenity as the small waves crash into the shore. You find yourself...
View ArticleHoly Land Honors Mary
Father Frederic Manns, Doctor of Sacred Scripture at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, has written several books on this topic: he explained how the life of the Mother of Jesus can be understood...
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