Ash Wednesday in the shrines of Jerusalem, with Mass at the Holy Sepulcher; the celebration of the Latin Patriarchate and Gethsemane for the World Day of the Sick. Ash Wednesday was celebrated in the sanctuaries of Jerusalem, the Holy City where Jesus lived his Passion, Death and Resurrection. The first celebration held this Wednesday was a [...]
The World Day of the Sick 2016 has begun on Sunday in Ramallah, Palestine. This year, at the Pope’s behest, the World Day of the Sick will take place in Nazareth. The week dedicated to the World Day of the Sick 2016 has begun. For the first time since 1993, when Pope John Paul 2 decided [...]
(Vatican Radio) The Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has sent a letter to the bishops of the world, appealing to them for aid to the Church in the Holy Land. Dated Ash Wednesday, 2016, the letter looks forward to the worldwide collection for the Christians of the Holy Land, which is [...]
The day of the consecrated life was celebrated on February 2 in the Holy Land. In Jerusalem and in Nazareth lay and religious from around the world gathered to pray together. "To be consecrated exclusively to the Lord and be a witness of God's love and mercy to all": these were the words pronounced by the [...]