The Vatican will make a contribution of one million dollars for the restoration of the Basilica of the Nativity and that of the Holy Sepulcher. The funds will be made available through the Custody of the Holy Land. The Holy See will make an important contribution for the restoration of two of the major shrines of [...]
The songs of the Greek Orthodox filled the Holy Sepulcher, when the Franciscans processed in for evening prayer. For the eves of the Sundays in Lent at 11:40 p.m., the "Church of the Resurrection", which is usually closed at this time, is filled with worshipers. So, on March 11, after Vespers in the first afternoon with [...]
Four days from the ecumenical celebration of the work completed on Jesus' tomb, the Basilica of the Resurrection is filled with the sound of vacuum cleaners. Day and night, the teams of Prof. Moropoulou have been working on the last projects in and around the Edicule. Everything must be ready by Wednesday at 10 a.m., when [...]
The first Lenten pilgrimage led by the friars of the Custody brought together the faithful on the Mount of Olives, the Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. During Lent, in preparation for the Holy Week, the Franciscans of the Custody enliven the weekly pilgrimages to the shrines linked to the Passion of Jesus. A tradition [...]