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Dear brothers, sisters, friends, We inform you that from our website carmelholylanddco.org in a testing phase you can watch 24/24 in streaming… the central altar of our Basilica of Stella Maris and pray and contemplate the Virgin of Mount Carmel and the cave of the Prophet Elijah in real time from any place in the…

Loving God, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them, You created us in your image and make us stewards of all your creation, of our common home. You blessed us with the sun, water and bountiful land so that all might be nourished. Open our minds and touch our hearts, so…

Never in the darkest nightmares did I imagine that I could see and experience what has been going on here in our hospital for three weeks. The nightmare continues, the river is getting bigger and bigger. At first a few came, then dozens and then Hundreds and now we are no longer doctors, but we…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, This year the Lord grants us, once again, a favorable time to prepare to celebrate with renewed hearts the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone of our personal and communal Christian life. We must continually return to this mystery in mind and heart, for it will…

On December 12, 2019, at 11.30 a.m., the press conference of the Holy Father’s Message for the 53rd World Day of Peace was held at the Press Office of the Holy See, to be held on 1 January 2020. It is divided into five points. Way of hope The first of these is called «Peace,…

According to the directives of the Second Vatican Council, the church is putting into practice the guidelines of a pastoral ministry embodied in the world. The Amazon is a place that concerns everyone, where many global challenges of our time concern everyone. Among the topics addressed were the tragedy of drug trafficking and its consequences.…

« Christ is alive! ». He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world. If Christ is young, the Church is young too. The Pope asks the Lord to free the Church from those who would make her grow old, encase her in the past, hold her back or…

His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb have signed the historic Abu Dhabi Declaration – a document on Human Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates. The «Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together» seeks to encourage stronger relationships between people to promote coexistence among peoples…

During these days (from January 13th until January 17th), at the Stella Maris monastery, there is taking place a Meeting of the Coordination of the Episcopal Conferences of various countries, in support of the Churches of the Holy Land. This year Galilee has been chosen as the point of reference in order to visit the…

At Synod 2018 there has been much talk of accompanying young people, of being close to them, andalsoof looking at young people who are actually outside the Church. But there are also young people who have faith, but it is not Catholic. And on this, young people in the Middle East have an «unbeatable experience».…