Solidarity —
Gaza Strip: the untold Calvary of the “Butterfly Children”
di Daniele RocchiThe “Aid to the Butterfly Children” project, (“Aiuto ai Bambini Farfalla”) promoted by the local Latin Catholic parish together with…
Solidarity —
TESTIMONY —
Father Eduardo, the Franciscan friar interpreter of the Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Like a grandfather with his grandson”
di Daniele RocchiWe saw him at the side of Pope Francis virtually every moment of the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece,…
TESTIMONY —
Father Eduardo, the Franciscan friar interpreter of the Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Like a grandfather with his grandson”
di Daniele RocchiWe saw him at the side of Pope Francis virtually every moment of the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece,…
OFFICIAL VISIT —
Holy Land: Minister General Fr Fusarelli (OFM), “Living in this Land not as strangers is the essence of being minority”
di Daniele RocchiFather Massimo Fusarelli visited the Holy Land past October 20-25. It was the first ‘official’ visit since his appointment, on…
CONFLICT —
Clashes in Jerusalem. Patton: “Extremists strengthened by the absence of the international community”
di Daniele RocchiMob violence exploited for political ends, the absence of the international community and, above all, the supply of weapons despite…
EASTER 2021 —
Holy Land. Patton (Custos): “Next Easter will not be as humiliated and sober as it was in 2020”
di Daniele RocchiFor Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Easter in Jerusalem this year will not be celebrated behind closed…
TESTIMONY —
Syria: 10 years of civil war. Fr Jallouf (Idlib): “The situation in Syria is only bound to get worse.” The threefold impact of conflict, sanctions and COVID-19 on the local population
di Daniele RocchiThe Syrian conflict enters its tenth year ( March 15, 2011), with almost half a million deaths. Some 12 million…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope in Iraq. Patton (Custos): “A courageous and prophetic journey.” The “perfect joy” of Iraqis
di Daniele RocchiThe Pope’s visit to Iraq seen from Jerusalem by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton
MIDDLE EAST —
Coronavirus Covid-19: difficulties for Catholic schools in the Holy Land. Those in Jericho and Bethlehem risk closing
di Daniele RocchiCovid-19 had a heavy impact also on the schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, especially the Palestinian schools…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Coronavirus Covid-19. Patton (Custos): “Now is the time of the pilgrimage of incessant prayer”
di Daniele RocchiDeaths and infections, pilgrimages cancelled, places of worship closed, economy in crisis: Israelis and Palestinians are fighting the coronavirus on…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Coronavirus Covid-19. Nativity Church in Bethlehem closes. Father Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “We comply with the authorities’ provisions”
di Daniele RocchiThe Palestinian Ministry of Health has ordered closing of all churches and mosques for the next 14 days in the…
WAR IN SIRYA —
Armed combat in Idlib. Father Jallouf (Knaye): “People find shelter in hen houses and under trees”
di Daniele RocchiFighting escalates in Idlib province, where President Assad’s army and the Russian ally’s air force are fighting against Turkish-backed rebel…
