Terra Santa News
Terra Santa News 06/12/2024
December 04, 2024
The light of Advent dispels the darkness of grief and kindles the hope of peace; Aleppo: destruction, siege and the beginning of new challenges!; Scrutinise the Scriptures: The New Bible in Arabic; Sr. Mary of the Trinity: the cause of beatification and canonisation opens!
Aleppo: destruction, siege and the beginning of new challenges!
December 03, 2024
Aleppo: Mgr. Hanna Jallouf, Apostolic Vicar of the Latins, tells us about the latest developments after a devastating missile hit the building of the Custody of the Holy Land's Terra Sancta School on Sunday 1 December.
Sr. Mary of the Trinity: the cause of beatification and canonisation opens!
December 02, 2024
The cause for the canonisation of Sister Mary of the Trinity, Poor Clare of the Monastery of St Clare, opens in Jerusalem. The Vice-Postulator, Br Ulise Zarza, of the Custody of the Holy Land explains the significance of this document and acquaints us with this future saint of the Church.
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.
Scrutinise the Scriptures: The New Bible in Arabic
November 28, 2024
On 26 November 2024, Sobicain and the Society of St Paul, together with the Neocatechumenal Way, presented the Arabic edition of the Bible Scrutinise the Scriptures in Rome. In the presence of Arab Christians of different rites, together with their bishops, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
Terra Santa News 29/11/2024
November 27, 2024
Unpublished documents presented at the closing of the centenary of Mount Tabor and Gethsemane; Solemnity of Christ the King: ‘I am the one you are waiting for’; ‘Youth of Jesus’ Homeland’ A new beginning in the spirit of faith despite the challenges!; New Missal of the Holy Land: the art of iconography today!; Under Mary's protection, we find refuge! Day of Prayer for Peace in Nazareth
Under Mary's protection, we find refuge! Day of Prayer for Peace in Nazareth
November 27, 2024
On 25 November at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the people of God gathered to pray to the Virgin Mary, asking for the gift of peace.
‘Youth of the Homeland of Jesus’ A new beginning in the spirit of faith despite the challenges!
November 26, 2024
The General Secretariat of the ‘Youth of the Homeland of Jesus’ commemorated the feast of Christ the King with a mass of thanksgiving on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the mission in the Holy Land
New Missal of the Holy Land: the art of iconography today!
November 25, 2024
‘Light of Grace’ a collection of original paintings made for the new edition of the missal in Arabic, for the Roman-rite churches of the Latin Patriarchate in the Holy Land, displayed in the museum of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Solemnity of Christ the King: ‘I am the one you are waiting for’.
November 25, 2024
On 23 November, the General Secretariat of the Latin Youth of Galilee organised a meeting for young people on the Solemnity of Christ the King, at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Unpublished documents presented at the closing of the centenary of Mount Tabor and Gethsemane
November 22, 2024
The theme ‘Lux Tenebra’ marked the centenary of the construction of the Tabor and Gethsemane Basilicas, culminating with an exhibition of original documents from the archives of the Custody of the Holy Land, and concluding with a concert of light in St. Saviour's Church
Terra Santa News 22/11/2024
November 20, 2024
‘Martyrdom in Christianity: A journey of faith towards eternal life’; At every step, at every beat: St Nicholas the Pilgrim; Dies Academicus of the SBF and EBAF in memory of Father Marcel Sigrist, op; Willibald in Jerusalem: a man in search of meaning;
At every step, at every beat: St Nicholas the Pilgrim
November 19, 2024
St Nicholas the Pilgrim is a Greek boy born in 1075, who met Jesus when he was eight years old and received the prayer of the heart from him. He was venerated as a saint by Catholics and remained so for about nine centuries. In 2023, the Greek Orthodox of Italy included him in their liturgical calendar. A truly ecumenical saint, he has much to say to the pilgrims who come to Jerusalem today. His life is written in the book by Msgr. Natale Albino, diplomat of the Holy See.
‘Martyrdom in Christianity: a journey of faith towards eternal life’.
November 19, 2024
On 16 November, on the occasion of the Canonisation of the Martyrs of Damascus in Rome, the Custody of the Holy Land organised a symposium at St Saviour's Monastery in Jerusalem. The meeting aimed to pay homage to those who, with the sacrifice of their lives, have borne witness to the truth and the Christian faith.
Dies Academicus of the SBF and EBAF in memory of Father Marcel Sigrist, O.P.
November 16, 2024
The Dies Academicus of the Ecole Biblique et Archéologique Française and the Studium BiblIcum Franciscanum (EBAF and SBF) took place on 15 November at St Stephen's Church in Jerusalem
Terra Santa News 15/11/2024
November 14, 2024
Work continues at the Holy Sepulchre; The new Mosaics on Mount Nebo: Elijah symbol of peace and unity!; Feast of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes on the Lake of Galilee; Christ's Ambassador in Chains: St Paul's Prison in Caesarea
Feast of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes on the Lake of Galilee
November 14, 2024
In Tabgha, by the Sea of Galilee, the Feast of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes was celebrated. Benedictine abbot Nikodemus Shnabel, from the monastery of Mount Zion, presided.
The new Mosaics on Mount Nebo: Elijah symbol of peace and unity!
November 13, 2024
On 9 November on Mount Nebo, new mosaics were unveiled in the chapel dedicated to the prophet Elijah.
Christ's ambassador in chains: St Paul's prison in Caesarea
November 12, 2024
The camera of the Christian Media Centre captured rare images from inside the prison where St Paul was imprisoned in Caesarea. A glimpse of Christ's ambassador in chains.
Work continues at the Holy Sepulchre
November 11, 2024
On 7 November 2024, Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla presented the progress of the archaeological excavations that have been going on in the Holy Sepulchre for two years now. It is an ambitious study project, but it is also a project of restoration and adaptation to the new requirements that includes securing the spaces of this extraordinary place.
Terra Santa News 08/11/2024
November 06, 2024
The Voice of Angels choir's cry for peace; We remember our loved ones who have left us with the hope of resurrection; ‘Year of hope’: The Church of the Holy Land united to sing hope!; Early diagnosis of breast cancer is the key to recovery; Clinging to hope: Latin Patriarch on rebuilding life and soul;
Early detection of breast cancer: the key to an effective cure
November 05, 2024
At the conclusion of Pink October, the Latin Parish of Jerusalem organised an awareness-raising conference to highlight the importance of early breast cancer diagnosis.
Year of Hope: The Church of the Holy Land united to sing hope!
November 04, 2024
The Saint James Vicariate, for Hebrew-speaking Catholics, organised an evening of prayer around the Eucharist, opening the new pastoral year on the theme of Hope.
The cry of the choir ‘The Voice of the Angels’ for peace
November 04, 2024
From Bethlehem, the town that saw the birth of Jesus Christ, the John Paul II Foundation, in cooperation with the Catholic Action Foundation, organised a spiritual evening on 1 November, with the singing of the choir: ‘The Voice of Angels’.