"Enough of this war, enough of this hatred. We try to build a world of peace.” It is the plea of the Franciscans who live in Syria. There is no longer any safe place in Aleppo. On Saturday May 21 at 6 pm, two missiles hit the College of the Holy Land in Aleppo Syria. The [...]
Marian devotion in the Holy Land: the local Franciscans and the Arab Christians celebrate the conclusion of the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary in various cities and several shrines. In the Holy Land, the Marian month ended with different events held in various cities. On the day when the Church recalled the visit of Mary [...]
In Jerusalem, the celebration of the first anniversary of the beatification of Mons. Oscar Arnulfo Romero. The Archbishop of San Salvador was killed and died a martyr on March 24, 1980. 24 March 1980: Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, was celebrating Mass in this Latin American city, when a sniper who was connected [...]
Under different names and events celebrated in different occasions, the Marian devotions express the faith of the local Christians in the Mother of God. In the Holy Land, the Marian devotion is intense and takes different names: Our Lady Queen of Palestine, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mary of Nazareth or Our Lady Woman of Valor. [...]