The new apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, said he would focus on listening to the priests and people of the diocese to better understand the pastoral issues. In a Sept. 21 news conference before his official entrance into Jerusalem, Archbishop Pizzaballa told journalists the diocese faces many challenges similar to [...]
The cellar of the Salesians, open since 1885, welcomed hundreds of guests on Saturday, September 10th: wines, cheese and music, immersed in a fairy-tale landscape. "Wine raises the soul and thoughts. And worries leave our heart.” Pindar said in the 5th century BC. Over 2000 years later, in one of the most injured territories by the [...]
Ordination of Mons. Pizzaballa, for twelve years Custos of the Holy Land. On June 24, he was appointed ‘Titular Archbishop of Verbe and Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem’ by Pope Francis. "I want to be a bishop for all: first and foremost, for those who are entrusted to me, but also for those [...]
33,000 students in Israel returned to Christian schools, between old and new challenges. The school year in Israel has already begun. On September 1, in fact, 33 thousand students returned to school, divided among 47 Christian schools in the country. A year that - unlike in 2015 - started regularly, but with the same unsolved problems [...]