Every year, on July 15, the Church of Jerusalem meets in the place that represents the heart of Christianity to commemorate a particular anniversary: the dedication of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre (also known as the Basilica of the Anastasis, meaning Resurrection). A solemnity that renews the joy of the Easter mystery in the people of God, uniting in a single place the memory of the death and resurrection of Christ. The building, which today welcomes pilgrims from all […]
Guarding the treasure of vocation starting from the deep mystery of the person. With this spirit, a delegation from the Istituto Francescano di Spiritualità of the Pontificia Università Antonianum traveled to the Holy Land from July 10 to 15 to launch a refresher course intended for the formator friars of the Custody. The initiative, born at the invitation of the Custos, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, and the Secretary of Formation, inaugurates a three-year traveling itinerary that will develop both online and […]
“A simple gesture, but rich in hope.” These are the words with which the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, commented on the laying of the first stone of the future Polish chapel in the Shepherds’ Field in Bethlehem, there where the angels announced the birth of Jesus. The new place of prayer dedicated to St. Joseph enriches the complex of the chapels of the nations with that of one of the countries most deeply rooted in the […]
This year too, the Custody of the Holy Land wished to pay tribute to the Italian Republic with a solemn Eucharistic celebration in Jerusalem, on the occasion of the Italian national holiday which falls on June 2. According to a well-established tradition, the Holy Mass is celebrated on the Sunday closest to the date on which Italy commemorates the institutional referendum of 1946 which marked the birth of the Republic. This year, however, the coincidence with other liturgical celebrations on […]
