Argentina welcomed the Custos enthusiastically at the monastery and at the school of the Custody of the Holy Land. After his visit to Washington, D.C., from November 2 to 6, Fr. Francesco Patton flew to Buenos Aires, planning to remain in the city from November 7 to 11. During a week full of commitments, he fulfilled [...]
Visiting young women rescued from forced prostitution and meeting with a mother inconsolable over the loss of one of her newborn triplets are images from the Year of Mercy that Pope Francis said remain impressed on his heart. Reviewing the Holy Year in a 40-minute interview aired Nov. 20 on TV2000, a television station owned by [...]
A new center dedicated to 'St. Rachel' for the children of immigrants in Israel was inaugurated in Jerusalem. A new place, a new home. Children of all ages and backgrounds, lots of smiles, pure joy! The new St. Rachel Center, founded by the St. James Vicariate for Hebrew-speaking Catholics to house the children of immigrants in [...]
On October 26, for the third time in history, the tomb of the Holy Sepulcher was opened. Images of the event. Sixty hours. This is how long the tomb of Jesus, kept in the Edicule of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, remained open from October 26, for the first time after two hundred years, and for [...]