Coronavirus Covid-19. Nativity Church in Bethlehem closes. Father Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “We comply with the authorities’ provisions”

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has ordered closing of all churches and mosques for the next 14 days in the…

Armed combat in Idlib. Father Jallouf (Knaye): “People find shelter in hen houses and under trees”

Fighting escalates in Idlib province, where President Assad’s army and the Russian ally’s air force are fighting against Turkish-backed rebel…

Syria: Idlib, Christians’ Christmas under al-Qaeda rule, with no lights but with the Light

210 Christian families of three villages in the Oronte area near Idlib, northern Syria, controlled by pro-Al-Qaeda jihadist militant group…

Holy Land: Father Patton, Custos: “Christmas is a tragedy not a farcical comedy”

The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, refreshes the memory of a passage from Ungaretti’s poem, Christ, “An…

Syria: the Christmas chants of the Christians in Knayeh locked inside the jihadi cages of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

The small Christian community of Knayeh, in Syria, is preparing to live Christmas under the rule of the Jihadi militiamen…

Meeting in Bari. Father Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “Only through encounter with God will mankind discover mutual encounter”  

“Peace be upon you! Christians together for the Middle East” is the motto of the official visit to Bari of…

Jerusalem: father Faltas (Custody) to SIR, “never seen so much rage before. Don’t stop praying and hoping for peace”

Jerusalem: Christian Churches against Israeli tax plan. Holy Sepulchre shut down

Holy Land: Custody, record-breaking January for pilgrimages. 770 visiting groups for a total of 26,000 pilgrims

Holy Land: Patton (Custos), “What may a child in diapers lying in a manger save us from?”

“Christmas calls us to peace and redemption.” Custos Patton invites the international community and Christians to live up to their commitment

“The Almighty makes himself small in the child of Bethlehem”: it’s the deepest meaning of Christmas for the Custos of…