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Palestine Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, presents Easter Message

Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land: Following is the text of the Easter message by Custos of the Holy Land Fr. Francesco Ielpo dated April 1, 2025:   Dear brothers and sisters, may the Risen Lord grant you his peace.     In this Easter, celebrated here in the Holy Land in a time marked by so many wounds and sufferings, we are called to live the resurrection of Christ not only as an event of the past, ...more

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O Patriarch… the Cross of Jerusalem is heavy

 By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : Have international reactions been commensurate with the burden of responsibility in ...more

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