Holy Land. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Jerusalem does not concern Israelis and Palestinians alone”

A “Christian narrative” on Jerusalem to reaffirm the Christian community’s citizenship rights. It was reaffirmed by the Latin Patriarch of…

Charles de Foucauld: his stay in Jerusalem mentioned in the archives of the Poor Clare Convent. The saint’s writings and drawings

Meeting of Mediterranean Bishops and Mayors. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Alliance with civil authorities for common actions concerning citizenship”

The bishops of the Churches of the Mediterranean region will convene in Florence following the 2020 meeting in Bari. Sixty…

Holy Land: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Dialogue, a constant challenge”

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today (until the 25th). The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Pierbattista Pizzaballa,…

Holy Land: COVID-free corridors for the resumption of pilgrimages to holy shrines

A journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem waiting for the pilgrims to return, amidst closed businesses and empty hotels, as the…

Holy Land: Minister General Fr Fusarelli (OFM), “Living in this Land not as strangers is the essence of being minority”

Father Massimo Fusarelli visited the Holy Land past October 20-25. It was the first ‘official’ visit since his appointment, on…

Israeli-Palestinian relations: Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Rebuild mutual confidence with new credible leadership to turn a new leaf”

“Rebuild mutual confidence, identify new credible leadership” in order to turn a new leaf, thereby resuming Israeli-Palestinian talks. The Latin…

Jerusalem clashes. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “No solution can be imposed, it must be the result of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue”

“Jerusalem is the heart of the problem. On this occasion it acted as the spark that ignited the conflict in…

Solemn Entry to the Holy Sepulchre. Patriarch Pizzaballa: “I will bring with me what I am, all my limitations and my thirty years of life in the Holy Land”

Next December 4, Msgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa will make his Solemn Entry to the Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem…

All Brothers. Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “Breaking new ground through human fraternity”

Fr Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, contacted by SIR, comments on Pope Francis’ new encyclical Fratelli tutti (All…

Coronavirus Covid-19: Jerusalem, Easter “behind closed doors” but with an ever …empty Sepulchre. Custos Patton: “Don’t stop at Good Friday”

“Easter is not a myth, it’s the truth to which we cling.” From Jerusalem, the Custos of the Holy Land,…