Terra Santa News - Pro Terra Sancta Collection

2020-09-10 15:01:08
PRO TERRA SANCTA COLLECTION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 On Sunday, September 13, the Pro Terra Sancta Collection, the annual collection of offerings for Christians in the Middle East, will take place. In this Holy Land News we propose: the message of Br. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, entitled "To revive the memory of our Christian roots", and the appeal of Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, in view of this special appointment. The interview with Br. Ramzi Sidawi, Bursar of the Custody, and an in-depth examination of the Commissioners of the Holy Land, Franciscan friars who act as a bridge between the faithful of the 5 continents and the Christians living in the land of Jesus.

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