Patriarcat Latin de Jérusalem

Accompanied by a team composed of five persons among whom Mr Michel Nseir and Yussef Dhaher, the WCC General Secretary met His Beatitude Fouad Twal and discussed with him many ecumenical topics and the situation of the Christian community in the Holy Land. HB focused on the importance of the WCC office in Jerusalem and the good work it does for the coordination between the different churches in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

Mercredi 1er septembre
8h : Au Patriarcat, rencontre avec Connie Kimberger, Dame du Saint Sépulcre, accompagnée d'un petit groupe

“Be happy, because I am happy”, these were the last words that Chiara Luce Badano has pronounced before going to meet our Lord Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is celebrating, on 25th September 2010, another grace by proclaiming her blessed.

Among the five rosary sisters who had done their perpetual profession in Amman, Jordan, one comes from Beit Jala: sister Mira Kasabreh.
Father Ibrahim Shomali and the parish community have chosen the 29th of August to thank the Lord for this blessing to the parish and the diocese .

بدعوة من مركز السبيل، شاركت الأخت فرجيني حبيب، مسؤولة التعليم المسيحي في البطريركية اللاتينية، في المؤتمر الثالث للمرأة الذي انعقد بتاريخ 26-28 آب 2010 في بيت لحم. وكان عنوان المؤتمر "المرأة في مواجهة تحديات اليوم".

The Grand Magisterium approved during the spring meeting on April 23, 2010, the urgent refurbishing of The Rameh School Israel. The construction of new buildings and the maintenance of the existing ones is one of the main goals.

A new project approved by the Grand Magisterium Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is under process: The construction of the "Stella Maris" Church of Aqaba in Jordan.

These days H.B. Fouad Twal has erected the mission with care of souls for Indian Catholics migrants living in the territories of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

“If you are thirsty and someone gives you a drink, pass on that glass to your thirsty brother. You are thirstier than he, it is true; but be assured that the Lord Himself will appease your thirst.” (read here Mons. Shomali's homely)

On the 25th of August, the Latin Patriarchate received the visit of Msgr Dr Klaus Krämer, president of Missio internationalis, Dr Rudolf Solzbacher, director of Weltkirche- Welemission in the dicese of Cologne and of Mr Heinz Thiel, general secretary of the German Association of the Holy Land.

Transcendence of humility and the value of giving without return (Luke 14:1, 7-14)
“When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, … go and sit down in the lowest room” said the Lord
22^nd Sunday of the Year C

The children of the kindergarten of Bethany (Shayyah) Jerusalem which is run by the Combonian sisters, can no more reach their school through the small opening in the Separation Wall, adjacent to the school.

Dear friends, we are aware that many of you have prayer intentions. Some of them may be very important and this is the reason why you want to entrust them to the people who have devoted their life to God and who live and pray on the Holy land. The writers of the LPJ’s website have set up a new service.

Narrow is the gate of Salvation and broadmindedness is its road
Someone asked Jesus about the number of people who would be saved, thinking that they would be a little number and only Jews, as reflected in Apocryphal writings like Esdras 4 (1,8 and 9,15).

From 19 to 22 August 2010, Archbishop Fouad Twal will visit Hungary, where he was personally invited by Cardinal Peter Erdo, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Primate of Hungary and President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences.