EASTER 2021 —
For Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Easter in Jerusalem this year will not be celebrated behind closed…
TESTIMONY —
The Syrian conflict enters its tenth year ( March 15, 2011), with almost half a million deaths. Some 12 million…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
The Pope’s visit to Iraq seen from Jerusalem by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton
MIDDLE EAST —
Covid-19 had a heavy impact also on the schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, especially the Palestinian schools…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Deaths and infections, pilgrimages cancelled, places of worship closed, economy in crisis: Israelis and Palestinians are fighting the coronavirus on…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has ordered closing of all churches and mosques for the next 14 days in the…
WAR IN SIRYA —
Fighting escalates in Idlib province, where President Assad’s army and the Russian ally’s air force are fighting against Turkish-backed rebel…
