On the day dedicated to the memory of Saints Simeon and Cleopas, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land gathered at the Convent of Saint Cleopas in Emmaus (El-Qubeibeh). In this village nestled about 11 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, beyond the separation wall surrounding the West Bank, the Sunday liturgy of September 27 transformed the Gospel remembrance into a living testimony of faith and fraternal communion. The Franciscan friars, welcomed by the Superior of the local community, Fr. […]
Today is a special day for the students of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF) and the Studium Theologicum Hierosolymitanum (STH). In fact, this Monday, October 5, the academic community of the two institutes officially began the 2026-2027 academic year with a solemn Mass in the church of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem. The two academic institutions boast a history and mission of great significance. The Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, founded in 1924 and linked to the Custody of the Holy Land, is […]
Eight hundred years after the Transitus, Saint Francis is still alive. His teachings, his spiritual legacy, and his charisma continue to represent pillars not only of the Franciscan family, but of the entire Catholic Church. And as every year, the Custody of the Holy Land has celebrated the Passover of the Seraphic Father in the church of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem. A celebration that this year took place in an extremely particular context. On one hand, there is a land […]
On the day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, and the bishop of Santander, Monsignor Arturo Ros, signed the twinning agreement between the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana (Cantabria), where the Lignum Crucis is kept, the largest relic of the Cross of Christ currently preserved. "This twinning constitutes a very profound bond between this sanctuary and the place of the […]
