LURDINHA, A LIFE DEDICATED TO COMMUNICATING THE GOSPEL! On Friday, 6 December, Maria de Lurdes Nunes, known to all as Lurdinha, returned to the house of the Father. During her time in the Holy Land, she was editor-in-chief and coordinator of the content produced by CMC. THE NATIVITY SCENE IN THE VATICAN: A CRY FOR PEACE FROM WOUNDED PALESTINE On 7 December, His Holiness Pope Francis imparted his blessing on the nativity scene from Bethlehem during a ceremony in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: PATRONESS OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER From 4 to 8 December at the Church of the Most Holy Saviour in Jerusalem, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the Immaculate Conception with a triduum, vespers and solemn mass. TOWARDS CHRISTMAS: GETTING TO KNOW BETHLEHEM TO LOVE IT MORE! We embark on a spiritual and historical journey guided by Father Carlo Giuseppe Adesso, of the Italian Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro, to get to know some special features of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Read More