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Aleppo consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima

2017-05-19T15:47:10+00:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The city of Aleppo received a special visit: a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which brought consolation and joy to Christians who are still suffering the consequences of the war in Syria. A great sign of hope comes from Aleppo, a city that is still suffering the consequences of the civil war in Syria. The [...]

In Italy, a Bible exhibit for the 800th anniversary of the Custody of the Holy Land

2017-05-19T15:38:52+00:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

From May 13 to May 20, the Commissariat of the Holy Land of Naples (Italy) hosts the exhibition on the sacred text "The Bible: Book of Life and Culture". Parchment scrolls, manuscripts, prints from the 1500s, and even fragments saved from the flames during the Second World War: these are just some of the works displayed [...]

An exhibit in Naples for the 800th anniversary of the Franciscans in the Holy Land

2017-05-17T16:11:30+00:00May 17th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Naples celebrates the eighth centenary of the Franciscans’ presence in the Holy Land with the exhibit “The Bible: Book of Life and Culture,” organized by the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Naples. In the presence of the Cardinal of Naples, H.E. Crescenzo Sepe, and of the Father Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, [...]