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Franciscan custos hopes Holy Sepulcher cooperation can serve as example

by | Mar 15, 2022 | , , , , , , | 0 |

As restoration work began on the pavement stones of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Franciscan Father Francesco Patton said he hoped the cooperation among the three custodial churches in the project would serve as an example for all Christians.

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Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan after Churches complain

by | Feb 21, 2022 | , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches.

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‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts

by | Apr 28, 2021 | , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

As his Muslim neighbors and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the daily fast throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Franciscan Father Mario Hadchiti hands out small bags of dates and water to passersby in front of the Franciscan Good Shepherd Church.

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Holy Land Franciscans concerned about Good Friday collection

by | Mar 24, 2021 | , , , , , , | 0 |

During this year of COVID-19 lockdowns and lack of international pilgrimages, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has had to adjust its funding priorities and trim its budgeting, and difficult though that has been, Father Ramzi Sidawi fears the worst is still to come.

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