Giving the youth the best education possible, giving them a future: this is the purpose of daily work carried out by the principals of the schools of the Custody of the Holy Land. Part of their commitment is also coordinating and coming together, in the course of periodic meetings. That is why on Wednesday, October 25, [...]
There were more than 100 people from different countries, from Piedmont to Apulia, from near and far. What brought them together in Rome on October 21 was the Holy Land. For the tenth consecutive year, the Terra Santa Foundation, together with ATS, wished to organize a day to gather volunteers and associations from all over Italy [...]
St. Savior’s has returned to normal after the excitement of the last few days. The celebrations of the 800-year presence of the Franciscans in the Holy Land have left a positive impression on all those who participated. Even the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, was very pleased with how the celebrations went. He [...]
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a letter to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land marking the 800th anniversary of their presence as guardians of the holy sites in modern day Israel and Palestine. In the letter, published on Tuesday, the pope praises the Franciscans for their vital contribution to life in the Holy Land, [...]