Pope Leo XIV Approves New Custos of the Holy Land Amid Regional Crisis
Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo assumes his new role at an extremely complex moment, both regionally and spiritually.
Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo assumes his new role at an extremely complex moment, both regionally and spiritually.
In response, Catholics from around the world have also pledged to join in the fast for peace in the Holy Land in solidarity, which falls on the feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the first-century bishop and martyr from Syria.
Visitors walk through time via an engaging exhibit overseen by the Custody of the Holy Land.
Father Dhiya Aziz's July 4 kidnapping was the latest in a series of attacks on Christian religious since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011.
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