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Celebration of the World Day of Vocations in the Diocese of Jerusalem
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (531+ words) A Journey of Prayer and Hope in'the Holy Land This annual celebration serves as a reminder to all the faithful that vocation is a gift from God and a journey discovered deep within the heart. It requires a believing community…...
Letter to the Diocese
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1750+ words) They returned to Jerusalem with great joy'A proposal for living the vocation of the Church in the Holy Land May the Lord give you peace! The Letteris structured in three parts: the first begins with my assessment of the current…...
Joint Press Release: Holy Monday, 30 March 2026
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Joint Press Release Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land Jerusalem - Holy Monday, 30 March 2026 Naturally, and in light of the current state of war, the existing restrictions on public gatherings remain in force for the time…...
Joint Press Release: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) Joint Press Release The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land Holy City of Jerusalem Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026 The two were stopped en route, while proceeding privately and without any characteristics of a procession or ceremonial…...
Celebrations of Holy Week in Jerusalem and at the Holy Sepulcher " a call to prayer
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) Prot. N. (1) 1160/2026 Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the Lord give you peace! " "It is already clear, however, that ordinary celebrations open to all cannot take place. In light of this, I communicate the following: " "The churches of the Diocese remain open....
First Arabic Mass at RECongress 2026 held by the Arab American Catholic Community
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) For the first time Fr. Ala Musharbash, a priest of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Chaplain of the Arab American Catholic Community in Southern California, presided over an Arabic Mass during the 4-day Religious Education Catholic gathering in…...
Homily Feast of the Presentation of the Lord2026
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (534+ words) Feast of the Presentation of the Lord'Day of Consecrated Life February 2, 2026. Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate Mal 3: 14; Heb 2: 1418; Lk 2: 2240 Today's liturgy places us at the crossroads of three great horizons: the history of Israel's salvation, the definitive revelation in Christ, and the…...
Cardinal Pizzaballa Erects a New Parish in Cyprus, a "Galilee" of Our Time
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) On Sunday, 25 January 2026, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, solemnly erected a new parish in Cyprus under the patronage of Saint Nicholas. The newly established parish brings together the faithful of Kyrenia, Famagusta, Nicosia, and Lefke, men…...
The Ordo Virginum of Jerusalem on Pilgrimage to Jordan
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Ordo Virginum of Jerusalem on Pilgrimage to Jordan From January 8 to 11, on the occasion of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, a small group of consecrated women of the Ordo Virginum from Jerusalem…...
Cardinal Pizzaballa Presides over the Feast of the Holy Family Mass in Ramallah - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) On Sunday, December 28, 2025, the Feast of the Holy Family, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, presided over Mass at the Holy Family Latin Parish in Ramallah, concelebrating were several bishops, Fr. Yacoub Rafidi, parish priest of Ramallah,…...