In the Basilica of the Annunciation, a torchlight procession gathers the faithful to pray the rosary. Through the media, prayer now reaches out even farther. On Saturday night, in Nazareth, some lights still illuminate the city where Jesus grew up. Near the Basilica where the angel's Annunciation to Mary took place, the faithful recite the Rosary [...]
The Salesians celebrated the feast of their founder St. Don Bosco with a Mass in the Church of the Nazareth School presided by Maronite Bishop Moussa El Hage and many other priests. The Salesians, who have lived in Nazareth for 100 years, celebrated the feast of their patron saint Don Bosco in the Church of their [...]
Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, Custos of the Holy Land., recently participated in a seminar in New York City on Christians in the Middle East. Speakers also included Archbishop Amel Nona (exiled Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Iraq) and Marta Zaknoun, a journalist. You can view the video of the presentation below.
SORROW AND HOPE: A LOOK AT 2015 At the end of 2015, between light and shadow, a message of hope from the Holy Land. However, it was a very difficult and intense year according to the religious authorities. THE OPENING OF THE HOLY DOOR OF NAZARETH In Nazareth, the Church celebrated the feast of the Holy [...]