The Liturgical Pilgrimage continues along the Holy Places linked to the Passion. On Wednesday, March 27th, the Franciscans, together with local Christians and pilgrims, arrived at Gethsemane.

The Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land began the Lenten journey with the first stop at Dominus Flevit, a place which recalls the crying of Jesus over Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem, the first weekend of Lent was marked by the solemn entry of the apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and by the wake in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre.

In Jerusalem, in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and in the Church of St. Saviour, the faithfuls received the imposition of ashes.

On April 24th, the President of the State of Israel met with the Christian authorities of the Holy Land. On this annual occasion, they met at the Melkite archbishopric of Haifa.

Orthodox Christian communities in Jerusalem witnessed an ancient ceremony on their Holy Saturday, thousands gathering for the event.

The Holy Week celebrations of Orthodox Christians who have come to Jerusalem on pilgrimage from all over the world.

Easter Mass 2018

In Jerusalem, in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place of the Resurrection, the celebrations of Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday evoked the great announcement of the resurrection.

The Stations of the Cross on Good Friday commemorate Christ’s Passion.

The friars took part in a procession that arrived at the Last Supper Room. They read the Gospel of the day and prayed together with the many present, remembering the washing of the feet.

Easter Message by Br. Francesco Patton, ofm Custos of the Holy Land

The Pro Terra Sancta Collection on Good Friday helps Christians throughout the Middle East, and in the present time, it will be primarily used to provide aid to Syrians.

Thousands took part in the solemn celebration in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and in the procession which started at Beit Fage and ended at St. Anne Church, in the old city of Jerusalem.

The Liturgical Pilgrimage continues along the Holy Places linked to the Passion. The second stop was the Flagellation Chapel, followed by the Church of Lazarus in Bethany.

On Wednesday, March 7, Father Luigi Maria Epicoco led the second stage of the reflections of the Lenten Liturgical Pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

A busy weekend in Jerusalem. Highlights: the solemn entrance of Mons. Pizzaballa into the Holy Sepulcher and the Office of Readings on Saturday evening.

This land has never been so holy. In 2017, Easter was celebrated by different denominations in the same period, each with their own rituals.

The Way of the Cross in Jerusalem to commemorate the Passion of Jesus, station by station, from His condemnation to the placing of His body in the tomb.

At the square of the Holy Sepulcher and at the Cenacle, all the Christian Churches of the Holy City imitated Jesus' gesture of the washing of the feet.

Holy Week celebrations continue. Among these, during Holy Wednesday: Mass in the Basilica of Gethsemane and the Veneration of the Column of Flagellation in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.

The Eastern and Western Churches of Jerusalem began celebrating Holy Week in the Holy Sepulcher. It is the first holiday after the conclusion of the restoration of the Holy Sepulcher.

On the eve of the first Sunday of Lent, the Christian churches of Jerusalem made their solemn entry to the Holy Sepulcher: this is the first step on the penitential journey toward Easter.

A trip to the desert of Judea, to get to know the place where, relying on God, Jesus overcame temptation.