A double feast took place in Emmaus Al-Qubeibeh: On the day when Sts. Simeon and Cleophas are remembered, a new interobediential fraternity was officially born. Comprised of Friars Minor and Conventual Franciscans, the fraternity was introduced during mass on Sunday, September 24, in the presence of the Vicar General of the Friars Minor and of the [...]
They came from the American regions that were hit by hurricanes: 40 pilgrims, some of whom are Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulcher who came to the Holy Land to rediscover their faith. A path from darkness to light. This is the metaphor that has accompanied the journey of 40 American pilgrims from the United [...]
For the fourth consecutive year, the Autumn Concert Season of the Terra Sancta Organ Festival takes place in Jordan, Israel and Palestine (Holy Land Pipe Organ Season) and in Greece (Organ & Music Festival Rhodes) with 24 concerts from September 24 till October 27. Other concerts are expected in the coming winter and spring in Lebanon [...]
Several Franciscans and pilgrims gathered at the Calvary, in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, to celebrate the Exaltation of the Cross of Christ. In the words of today's liturgy: “our salvation, life and resurrection reside in the cross”. (John 19:16-17) The solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated right in this place [...]