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A seed of compassion in the Gaza Strip

2015-12-28T14:07:47+00:00December 28th, 2015|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Patriarch Twal opened the Holy Door in the parish of the Holy Family in Gaza. The Year of Mercy has also begun in war-torn Gaza. The Jubilee Year of Mercy has also begun in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, December 20, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, opened the Holy Door, with a Mass [...]

The ‘bread’ of Bethlehem

2015-12-18T21:47:51+00:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The pastry shop was officially opened in Bethlehem. The ‘panettone’ , or bread of Bethlehem: a combination of tradition and flavor. In a corner of Bethlehem, at the square of the Nativity, scents of Italian excellence mingle with the flavors of this holy land: yeast, almonds, dates, honey and raisins. Flavors of two traditions that meet [...]

Christmas Greetings from the Custos – 2015

2015-12-18T21:46:39+00:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Greetings of Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ofm - Custos of the Holy Land “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone” (Is. 9,1). We are living at a difficult time when the recurring events of tragedies and violence fill us with [...]

Tel Aviv remembers the 50 years of Nostra Aetate

2015-12-18T21:45:38+00:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

A series of two-day meetings at the University of Tel Aviv, to continue the path of dialogue between Christians and Jews, marked 50 years ago by Nostra Aetate. 50 years from the creation of Nostra Aetate (‘In our times’). 50 years after the profound renewal of the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jewish communities. [...]