Awaiting Christmas
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One body, one spirit, one voice
December 28, 2022
During the exchange of Christmas greetings, the common commitment of the Churches of the Holy Land to defend the Christian presence in this land was reaffirmed.
The 800th anniversary of the Greccio nativity scene
December 28, 2022
In Bethlehem, celebrations of the cultural year "Greccio 2023" open for the 800th anniversary of the first nativity scene, "created" by St. Francis in 1223.
Indian community celebrates Christmas in Bethlehem
December 27, 2022
About 1,500 Indians-immigrants and asylum seekers-came to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Jesus as Christmas Day dawned.
At the site of the martyrdom of St. Stephen
December 27, 2022
On December 26, in Jerusalem, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated Vespers in honor of St. Stephen, the first deacon and martyr.
Jesus is born again in the night of Bethlehem
December 25, 2022
Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem. Masses at the Grotto of the Nativity, at St. Catherine's and at the Shepherds' Field.
Bethlehem welcomes the Patriarch on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2022
The ringing of the bells of the Basilica of the Nativity, scouts and the entire town of Bethlehem welcomed the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, H.B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, on the day of his solemn entrance on Christmas Eve.
The light of Advent dispels the darkness of sorrow and ignites the hope of peace.
December 02, 2024
On the first Sunday of Holy Advent, the Custos of the Holy Land passed through the door of the separation barrier, which stands as a silent witness to long years of suffering in the land where the Prince of Peace was born: Bethlehem.
