FLORENCE 2022 —
di Daniele Rocchi
The bishops of the Churches of the Mediterranean region will convene in Florence following the 2020 meeting in Bari. Sixty…
ECUMENISM —
di Daniele Rocchi
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today (until the 25th). The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa,…
PILGRIMAGES AND COVID —
di Daniele Rocchi
A journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem waiting for the pilgrims to return, amidst closed businesses and empty hotels, as the…
OFFICIAL VISIT —
di Daniele Rocchi
Father Massimo Fusarelli visited the Holy Land past October 20-25. It was the first ‘official’ visit since his appointment, on…
INTERVIEW —
di Daniele Rocchi
“Rebuild mutual confidence, identify new credible leadership” in order to turn a new leaf, thereby resuming Israeli-Palestinian talks. The Latin…
ARMED CONFLICT —
di Daniele Rocchi
“Jerusalem is the heart of the problem. On this occasion it acted as the spark that ignited the conflict in…
INTERVIEW —
di Daniele Rocchi
Next December 4, Msgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa will make his Solemn Entry to the Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem…
HUMAN FRATERNITY —
di Daniele Rocchi
Fr Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, contacted by SIR, comments on Pope Francis’ new encyclical Fratelli tutti (All…
EASTER 2020 —
di Daniele Rocchi
“Easter is not a myth, it’s the truth to which we cling.” From Jerusalem, the Custos of the Holy Land,…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
di Daniele Rocchi
Deaths and infections, pilgrimages cancelled, places of worship closed, economy in crisis: Israelis and Palestinians are fighting the coronavirus on…