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The Pastors of the Custody Meet on Mount Tabor

2017-11-15T15:57:24+00:00November 15th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Two days to work for the parishes of the Holy Land and share their experiences as shepherds: Pastors of the parishes of the Custody of the Holy Land met at the end of October at the Mount Tabor monastery in Galilee, as foreseen by the three-year program for permanent formation that provides support to pastors. The [...]

800 Years of the Custody of the Holy Land: the ‘Seed’ that Sprouted from Intuition of Saint Francis

2018-12-17T18:09:16+00:00November 7th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The saint’s indication to "immerse oneself without discussion or dispute" in mission. The protection of sacred places, help to local communities and the needy. The Franciscans remained in Syria to be near to the suffering people despite the dangers. The dialogue between Christians and the "majority religions" of the Holy Land. JERUSALEM: 800 years have passed [...]