PALERMO, CONFERENCE OF THE ITALIAN COMMISSIONERS OF THE HOLY LAND From 3 to 6 September 2024, the annual conference of the Italian-speaking Commissariats of the Holy Land was held in Palermo. In the background, Sicily and its wounds, with visits to the places of Falcone, Don Puglisi, Peppino Impastato and so many martyrs of the mafia. THE TREE OF LIFE- EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS AT THE HOLY SEPULCHRE On the morning of Saturday 14 September, Christians in Jerusalem are at the Holy Sepulchre for the solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: the paradoxical victory of God's love over the world torn apart by hatred. NAZARETH- JOY AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE BASILICA OF THE ADOLESCENT JESUS The Salesian basilica bears witness to the commitment that the sons of Don Bosco have made, from the very beginning, for the young people of the Holy Land. CLOSING OF THE EIGHTH CENTENARY OF THE STIGMATA OF ST FRANCIS- THE PASSION OF GOD AND MAN! The Custody of the Holy Land celebrates the gift Francis received that changed the history of the Church.