by communication | Mar 23, 2026 | Latest News
On June 24, 2025, Pope Leo XIV confirmed the election of our brother, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, as Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion. What is the Mission of the Franciscan Custody in the Holy Land? The mission of the Franciscans in the Holy Land dates...
by communication | Mar 21, 2026 | Latest News
I return to Jerusalem with a stopover in Greece. As we fly over the Greek coastline, my imagination takes flight to the legend of Icarus, with his makeshift wings, reveling in the boundless happiness of freedom beneath the light and heat of the sun… And I picture him...
by communication | Mar 19, 2026 | Latest News
In the feast of Passover, the salvation of the people of Israel is relived—the people held captive in Egypt—when the destroying angel passed over the houses of the Hebrews and struck down mortally only the firstborn of the Egyptians. According to the official rite...
by communication | Feb 24, 2026 | Latest News, Share the Holy Land
During the month of February, several significant initiatives took place that strengthened the mission of Saxum Visitor Center as a space for encounter, formation, and dialogue. On February 3 and 4, we were part of the IMTM International Tourism Fair in Tel Aviv, as...
by communication | Feb 23, 2026 | Latest News
When Rome took power in Jerusalem, the land of Israel was a deeply Hellenized region, though some pockets of population still preserved their own religious and cultural identity with great vigor. Pompey kept Hyrcanus II at the head of the Jewish state, deprived of the...
