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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Franciscans

The new Custos of the Catholic Church's properties in the Holy Land Italian Franciscan priest Rev. Francesco Patton, center, stands during a procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, June 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 18, 2024, 9:34 am
Franciscans petition court over Jerusalem Old City cable car project
Custodians of Catholic sites in the Holy Land argue that city officials broke their promise not to allow the controversial project to pass over cemetery on Mount Zion
By Sue Surkes
Catholic leaders, including Custos Francesco Patton (L), stand around a vandalized statue of Jesus, March 24, 2023 (Filippo De Grazia)
March 30, 2023, 5:45 am
As attacks on Christians become more frequent, a crisis looms for Israel
Church leaders point to inhospitable political atmosphere as they lock compounds at night; government ministries insist they are actively combating ill-treatment
By Lazar Berman
Minister General of the Franciscan Order, Massimo Fusarelli, speaks at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, October 20, 2021. (Screenshot: Youtube/Christian Media Center)
October 24, 2021, 11:34 am
Franciscan leader tours Jerusalem and Bethlehem for first time in over a decade
IDF Civil Administration and police accompany Massimo Fusarelli to capital, West Bank city; Israel gearing up for influx of tourists during Christmas holiday
By ToI Staff
Father Francesco Patton, the Custos of the Holy Land, leads mass on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River, January 10, 2021. (COGAT Spokeperson's Office)
January 10, 2021, 10:21 pm
With landmines cleared, church on Jordan River holds 1st mass in 54 years
Baptism of the Lord on January 10 celebrated with 50 priests, guests, and soldiers, at the Franciscan St. John the Baptist Chapel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A wooden relic believed to be from Jesus' manger is seen at the Notre Dame church in Jerusalem, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Christians are celebrating the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic believed to be from Jesus' manger nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
November 29, 2019, 9:27 pm
Revered relic from Jesus manger heads back from Rome to Bethlehem via Jerusalem
Tiny piece of wood returns to Holy Land nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Vatican as a gift to pope
By Joseph Krauss
n this Wednesday, June 27, 2018 photo, visitors look at exhibits, entitled "The House of Herod: Life and Power in the Age of the New Testament," at the Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Caron Creighton)
July 7, 2018, 4:49 pm
New Franciscan museum in Jerusalem shows life in Jesus’ time
Displays with inscriptions in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Samaritan illustrate the kaleidoscopic variety of cultures present in the Holy Land during the first centuries
By Ilan Ben Zion
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