"We have heard too many sounds of wars. Music uplifts our souls." The music festival (the only one in Syria, in time of conflict) organized by the Custody of the Holy Land. The Terra Sancta Organ Festival is the international festival of organ music organized by the Custody of the Holy Land in all the countries [...]
The church in Emmaus could barely contain the faithful. For the solemnity of the appearance of Jesus to the disciples of Emmaus, the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land led an annual pilgrimage to Emmaus Qubeybeh, recognized as the village mentioned in the Gospel. Fifteen buses and dozens of cars came from Bethlehem, Jerusalem, [...]
MOUNT NEBO, Jordan (CNS) -- Christians of many denominations gathered for an Easter sunrise service atop Mount Nebo and prayed for peace and for Christians in Egypt, who were not celebrating as festively. Many were thinking of the Palm Sunday twin suicide bombings targeting Christians at two Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt. Jordanian authorities stepped up [...]
In Gethsemane, the Franciscans and Christians of the Holy Land took part in the Holy Hour in the place of Jesus' Agony.