In these days,the northern hemisphere is celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year, the theme chosen is: "Reconciliation.The love of Christ compels us.” In the Holy Land, Christians gathered in prayer, thereby demonstrating that it is possible to go beyond the differences. The tradition of bringing together the Eastern, the Orthodox, the Protestant [...]
The school that the Custody of the Holy Land founded in Jordan in 1948, an example of co-existence and unity. t was 1948: some Franciscan friars were transferred from Jerusalem to Amman where they founded a school that welcomed children from the Jordanian capital. This is how the Terra Sancta College was created.
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 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 [...]