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The love of Christ impels us toward reconciliation

2017-01-27T22:01:29+00:00January 27th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The 13 Christian communities of the Holy Land gathered for the celebrations of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. "The love of Christ impels us towards reconciliation" is the theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017. In communion with the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and with the World Council of Churches [...]

The Family of Our Lady of Sion celebrates its 175th Anniversary

2017-01-27T21:57:58+00:00January 27th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

The Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, celebrated a Mass on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the revelation of God to the Jew Alphonse Ratisbonne, through Our Lady. The Family of 'Our Lady of Sion' celebrated the 175th anniversary of the founding of the congregation (as well as their [...]

The art of embroidery: Tujan’s talent

2017-01-26T18:08:44+00:00January 26th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Needle and thread. This is all Tujan needs to be able to create small works of art from simple handwork. The Palestinian cultural heritage is very rich and the art of embroidery has a fundamental role. A tradition that has developed over time and that today is found not only on women's traditional clothing, but also [...]