One of the main missions of the Franciscan friars is education. With 15 schools and almost 12,000 students throughout the Holy Land, the Franciscans are building a culture of hospitality. 15 schools in three different continents and almost 12,000 students. The numbers that document the commitment of the Custody of the Holy Land to education are [...]
Last weekend, Nazareth celebrated its main festival: the Annunciation to Mary by the Angel. Saturday, March 25, Nazareth celebrated its most important holiday: the Annunciation. A celebration full of traditions, meditation, joy, faith and prayer. During the vigil, on Friday 24, representatives of the Christian community gathered in the Grotto of the Annunciation, to welcome the [...]
The Terra Sancta Organ Festival is the international organ music festival organized by the Custody of the Holy Land in every country where it operates. In the Middle East, the organ is perceived as a purely Christian instrument, since most organs are found almost exclusively in churches. The festival thus becomes an opportunity to come together, [...]
In Nazareth, during the Feast of St. Joseph celebrated on March 20, the headquarters of the Christian Media Center was inaugurated. The Feast of St. Joseph, the most pure guardian of the Virgin Mary, the man who nurtured the Son of God, was celebrated in Nazareth on March 20 with a solemn Mass presided by the [...]