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Holy Hour from the Garden of Gethsemane

2016-03-23T13:22:29+00:00March 23rd, 2016|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

On the night of Holy Thursday, from Gethsemane to Gallicantu in the footsteps of Jesus, the Christians of the Holy Land and pilgrims pray in communion with the agony of Christ. The Custos presides over a “Holy Hour”: a celebration that, through the Gospel, psalms and hymns, retraces the last night of Jesus' life. A simple [...]

The Good Friday Collection

2016-03-21T13:20:46+00:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

“An 'old' duty that the history of recent years has made even more urgent”. In his letter, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri invites all Catholics to support the Land of God. "An 'old' duty, that the history of recent years has made even more urgent”: with these words, the Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the [...]

‘Mercy without borders’: Dialogue between Islam, Christianity and Judaism

2016-03-21T13:20:07+00:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

A meeting to discuss the Mercy of God took place at the Salesian Pontifical University of Jerusalem: a rabbi, a Muslim judge and two priests met to discuss the issue. ‘The mercy of God is limitless’, Pope Francis wrote in the papal bull of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year, currently underway. In the wake of this statement, [...]

Symposium on women ‘hope for humanity’

2016-03-21T13:19:20+00:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

A symposium on women took place at the Magdala Center. The conference central theme: “The person and the significance of Mary Magdalene”. “The person and the significance of Mary Magdalene”. This biblical figure at the center of the second symposium on women, held in Magdala on the occasion of International Women's Day. The conference aims to [...]