The course was focused on pastoral planning, and it brought together the parish priests of the Custody of the Holy Land from January 8-11. As part of the formational course, which the Custody has always hosted, an exceptional guest came from Italy. Fr. Matteo Giuliani, a Franciscan friar is an expert in catechetics, pedagogy and the [...]
On December 17, the first Talent Show for the youth of the city was held at the headquarters of the John Paul II Foundation in Bethlehem. During the event, the new Christmas lights were also lit. Fr. IBRAHIM FALTAS, ofm Vice President of the John Paul II Foundation “This is our first talent show and I [...]
Three days after Christmas, the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of the Holy Innocents, a recurrence that at first may appear to be in contrast with the joy of Jesus’ birth. Yet it is not: Fr. Dobromir Jasztal, the Custodial Vicar, spoke about it in these terms during the mass celebrated precisely where tradition places the [...]
On December 26, with the joy of Christmas still alive, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land led the celebrations of the feast of St. Stephen in Jerusalem. The first mass for St. Stephen was celebrated, as per tradition, in the infirmary at St. Savior’s Monastery. There all of the friars of the monastery [...]