A day of feast, prayer, and celebrations. Thursday, August 6, the Franciscan community of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the Solemnity of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, the place that tradition identifies as the one where Christ manifested his glory before some of his apostles. The Mass, presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, was an occasion for recollection and joy not only for the Custody, but for the entire […]
For about eight hundred years, the Custody of the Holy Land has been present on Mount Tabor, the holy site of the Transfiguration. The mission of the Franciscans goes far beyond the simple custody of historical ruins: as the guardian of the monastery, Fr. Carlos Molina, recalls, these stones where Jesus passed have always invited us to accompany and support the "living stones", that is, the local community and people. The Franciscan presence has been structured over time until finding […]
A first sign of hope. A first return to normality in a land that hopes to embrace once again the thousands of pilgrims who used to animate Jerusalem and the Holy Places. Sending this message was a group of Spanish travelers arriving from the province of Ciudad Real and Seville. Fifty people who chose to return to the places of the Gospel guided by Fr. Luis Quintana, Vice Commissioner of Holy Land for Spain. “It was truly a great joy” […]
On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation brings together over 160 young voices from vulnerable backgrounds in Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the Pope in the province of Rome. On July 29, 2026, the Borgo Laudato si’ in Castel Gandolfo became the stage for an event of high symbolic and spiritual value: "Canticle of Peace", a moment of prayer and fraternity arising from the collaboration between the Laudato si’ […]
