Local Church

The celebration for the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Day of Consecrated Life held in the co-cathedral of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (02.02) began with a procession of lit candles, a symbol of Jesus, the light of the world.

Dr Alida Solomis passed away in October 2022. Here is a testimony of her life sent to us by fr. Pietro from the Carmelite Monastery in Mukhraqa.

From January 18th to January 25th, 2023 (January 21st to 29th in Jerusalem) the Christians of the world will come together to pray for the unity of the Churches and attend jointly organized ecumenical celebrations all over the world. On this occasion, Latin Patriarchate Media Team presents each day the testimonies and thoughts of some of them, who live in the Holy Land.

A monumental Neapolitan nativity scene welcomes visitors to the center of St. Savior's Hall. Donated in 2014 by the city of Naples to the Custody of the Holy Land, it is the most valuable piece in the exhibition of nativity scenes, which opened last Dec. 15. The Custody of the Holy Land is offering this exhibition for the first time during the Christmas season, to enhance its small "heritage" of nativity art but also to bring the message of Christmas to a wider audience.

In Jerusalem's Old City, Advent opened with a small celebration and the lighting of the Terra Sancta School Christmas tree.

On Sunday, November 27th, 2022, three Seminarians from the Redemptoris Mater seminary of Korazin were ordained deacons by His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land met on October 20-22 in Nicosia.

The local Church celebrated the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem presided the holy Mass in the Notre Dame Center of Jerusalem.

The Vicar of St. James Vicariate, Fr. Piotr participated in the meeting of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Region that took place in Rome on August 29th -September 1st.

On July 20, a large number of believers from various Galilee villages and cities attended the celebration of the Feast of Elijah the Prophet at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church - Stella Mars Monastery - in Haifa to honor him and ask for his intercession.

On Friday 30.04 Father Rafic Nahra became Bishop (Auxiliary Bishop of Latin Patriarchate for Israel, Titular Bishop of Verbe). Many members of the Kehillot attended in the event that took place at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Abi writes for us.

The Assembly of the Ordinaries of the Holy Land gathered on the meeting on March 22nd-23rd issued a statement about the war in Ukraine.

On February 2, 2022 in the Co-Cathedral Church of the Latin Patriarchate the Consecrated brothers and sisters celebrated their feast. We publish the homily of His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

Last Friday (October 15th) a new letter of the Patriarch Pizzaballa was published: Synodal journey in the Holy Land.

Fr. Benny reports

The Custos meets the communities of Migrants and Asylum seekers in Tel Aviv

A prayer for unity, composed by the community of Grandchamp