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Third meeting on the way to the Synod 2018 guided by the Blessed Virgin Mary

19 March 2018

On the threshold of the pre-Synodal meeting that will be held in Rome from 19th to 24th of March when young people from all over the world will be gathered to give their contribution to the next Synod of bishops, in the Basilica of st Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) young people are […]

Lent begins in the Land of Jesus

17 February 2018

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in the Holy Land: local Christians are preparing to live this season intensely.

At the foot of the icon of Our Lady, a prayerful journey has started

22 January 2018

A remarkable moment of grace took place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, last Saturday evening. At the foot of the icon of Our Lady, Salus Populi Romani, entrusted by St. John Paul II to the young people, a prayerful journey has started towards the XV Ordinary Synod of Bishops on Young People(2018) […]

On the footsteps of Mary – Synodal Way 2018 Meeting in Rome

12 January 2018

Meetings of prayer, adoration and formation for young people in preparation for the Synod of Bishops and WYD 2019.

Holy Family mass in Nazareth (December 31th)

31 December 2017

Here where dwelled the Holy Family, this day had a great celebration with all the local christians, with the presence of the main autorities of the Holy Land.

Celebrating Christmas where Jesus was born

30 December 2017

The morning of Christmas Eve in the Holy Land always has the same sound: that of the Scouts’ drums parading through the cities. This year again, Jerusalem and Bethlehem woke up among the music of dozens of groups, waiting for the beginning of the celebrations for one of the most important religious events. So as […]

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in Nazareth

9 December 2017

In Nazareth the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary started early with a mass held inside of the grotto of the annunciation, the place in where the Gospel passage of this feast was held. Fr. Bruno Varriano (OFM), rector and guardian of the Basilica of the Annunciation, presided the mass and […]

9 Easter quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on his 90th birthday

16 April 2017

Ever since his birth and Baptism, Pope Benedict has been tied to the mystery of Easter. Pope Benedict XVI was born 90 years ago on April 16, 1927, which happened to also be Holy Saturday. On that same day, Pope Benedict’s parents brought him to the church to be baptized at the Easter Vigil ceremonies, a […]

Jesus is risen! He is truly risen!

16 April 2017

“Jesus is risen!” – “He is truly risen, as he said!” Those were Pope Francis’ words as he delivered his traditional Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message from the central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica on a sunny Easter Sunday. The Pope said that “by his resurrection, Jesus Christ has set […]

Saint Joseph Feast in Holy Land

22 March 2017

The solemnity of St. Joseph was celebrated with great devotion in the land where he lived, worked and cared for his family. Today on the House that probably he built stands the Basilica of the Holy Family or the Nutrition of Jesus. In 2006, Shalom Community was invited by the Custody of the Holy Land […]

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