TESTIMONY —
Syria: Fr. Alsabagh (Nazareth), “like a ball that is being kicked around”
di Daniele RocchiThe 15th Day of volunteers and associations in the Holy Land was held November 5 in Rome. Speakers included Father…
TESTIMONY —
SOLIDARITY VISIT —
Holy Land. HLC 2022: “Jerusalem must never become the exclusive monopoly of any one religion”
di Daniele RocchiThe final communiqué of the bishops of the Holy Land Coordination, on a solidarity visit to the local Christian communities…
PILGRIMAGES —
Holy Land: return of the pilgrims. CIC, “promising restart.” Awaited return of Italians
di Daniele RocchiAfter two years of suspension due to the pandemic, pilgrims are slowly but steadily returning to the Holy Land. Hotels,…
FLORENCE 2022 —
Meeting of Mediterranean Bishops and Mayors. Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “Don’t turn borders into checkpoints”
di Daniele RocchiThe Custody in Florence. Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, will be among the participants in the meeting…
Solidarity —
Gaza Strip: the untold Calvary of the “Butterfly Children”
di Daniele RocchiThe “Aid to the Butterfly Children” project, (“Aiuto ai Bambini Farfalla”) promoted by the local Latin Catholic parish together with…
TESTIMONY —
Father Eduardo, the Franciscan friar interpreter of the Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Like a grandfather with his grandson”
di Daniele RocchiWe saw him at the side of Pope Francis virtually every moment of the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece,…
TESTIMONY —
Father Eduardo, the Franciscan friar interpreter of the Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Like a grandfather with his grandson”
di Daniele RocchiWe saw him at the side of Pope Francis virtually every moment of the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece,…
OFFICIAL VISIT —
Holy Land: Minister General Fr Fusarelli (OFM), “Living in this Land not as strangers is the essence of being minority”
di Daniele RocchiFather Massimo Fusarelli visited the Holy Land past October 20-25. It was the first ‘official’ visit since his appointment, on…
CONFLICT —
Clashes in Jerusalem. Patton: “Extremists strengthened by the absence of the international community”
di Daniele RocchiMob violence exploited for political ends, the absence of the international community and, above all, the supply of weapons despite…
EASTER 2021 —
Holy Land. Patton (Custos): “Next Easter will not be as humiliated and sober as it was in 2020”
di Daniele RocchiFor Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Easter in Jerusalem this year will not be celebrated behind closed…
TESTIMONY —
Syria: 10 years of civil war. Fr Jallouf (Idlib): “The situation in Syria is only bound to get worse.” The threefold impact of conflict, sanctions and COVID-19 on the local population
di Daniele RocchiThe Syrian conflict enters its tenth year ( March 15, 2011), with almost half a million deaths. Some 12 million…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope in Iraq. Patton (Custos): “A courageous and prophetic journey.” The “perfect joy” of Iraqis
di Daniele RocchiThe Pope’s visit to Iraq seen from Jerusalem by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton
