A new initiative aims to bring the Holy Land to life in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, writes Michael Kelly The followers of St Francis of Assisi – Franciscans – first arrived in the Holy Land in the year 1217, inspired by the presence of the holy places associated with the earthly…
Safeguarding the Christian heritage of the land God chose as his own
Eyad Handal, a Palestinian Catholic guide from
Bethlehem, speaks to students from the Jerusalem
Hitech Foundry outside the Terra Sancta Museum in
Jerusalem’s Old City. Photos: CNS.

Michael Kelly