Articles by Marinella Bandini
Church in Jerusalem welcomes new consecrated member
Nov 12, 2023 / 07:00 amMaría Ruiz Rodríguez made her consecration in the Ordo Virginum on Nov. 1, permanently rooting herself in the local ecclesiastical community in the Holy Land.
PHOTOS: Catholics gather in Jerusalem for a prayer vigil for peace
Nov 9, 2023 / 15:37 pmThe event took place at the Terra Sancta High School of the Custody of the Holy Land, located in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa: The Lord ‘wants me to bring his grace to this place’
Nov 3, 2023 / 11:49 am“We do not pray for those who are right or wrong. We pray for those who are at war,” Jerusalem patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said.
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem reconsecrates Holy Land to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine
Oct 30, 2023 / 14:45 pm“Today, we consecrate once again our Church, our diocese, our land to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said Oct. 29.
Franciscan friar’s ‘Way of the Cross’ resumes on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
Oct 30, 2023 / 13:15 pmThe Franciscans returned to pray along on the Via Dolorosa after holding the Way of the Cross in the church for two weeks for security reasons.
Catholic couple in Israel baptizes baby in haste: ‘The only hope is in the Church’
Oct 25, 2023 / 07:00 amAn Arab-Israeli doctor and his Italian wife chose to baptize their baby sooner than planned and are leaning on their faith as they plan for worsening conditions.
Archbishop of Canterbury arrives in Holy Land, joins church leaders in prayer for peace
Oct 20, 2023 / 16:30 pmFollowing an explosion at Al Ahli Anglican Hospital and an airstrike that hit St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church today, Christian leaders gathered to pray.
Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem hold press conference after Gaza hospital explosion
Oct 18, 2023 / 16:00 pmOn Wednesday, Oct. 18, religious leaders spoke to the press about the explosion at the Anglican hospital “Al Ahli” in Gaza that killed hundreds of civilians.
Praying for peace: Franciscans hold special prayer services in Jerusalem
Oct 16, 2023 / 14:13 pmThis past weekend, Franciscan friars joined with other religious and laypeople to pray for peace in the Holy Land one week after war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
In the Holy Land, Franciscans are keeping doors to holy sites open — for now
Oct 11, 2023 / 11:25 amJerusalem is semi-deserted, with many shops, schools, and offices closed, but the Custody of the Holy Land has kept holy sites open for visitors and pilgrims.
Franciscan friar in Syria becomes bishop of Latin-rite Catholics in Aleppo
Sep 18, 2023 / 14:23 pmOn Sunday, Sept. 17, Father Hanna Jallouf, OFM, was ordained a bishop and became apostolic vicar of Aleppo for the Latins in Aleppo, Syria.
New discoveries may change what we know about Jerusalem’s Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher
Sep 17, 2023 / 07:00 amOngoing archaeological investigations have now allowed scientists to trace “the entire material history of the religious complex.”