Known as the Collecta pro Terra Sancta, the collection taken every year on Good Friday to assist the faithful in the Holy Land has never been so important as Catholics around the world will be given an opportunity to help relieve the desperate needs of Christians whose suffering at the hands of Islamic terrorists has reached crisis proportions.
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Holy Land Squabbles While Making Ready for the Pope
Western wall in Jerusalem
A day before the pope’s plane lands in Amman, Jordan, a flurry of last-minute activity – and squabbling – is sweeping across the Holy Land in anticipation of his arrival.
Pope Shares Thoughts About Pilgrimmage to Holy Land
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While speaking to journalists during the flight back to Rome after his historic and eventful pilgrimage to the Holy Land last week, he cited the encouraging ecumenical atmosphere, the people’s openness to inter-religious dialogue, and their profound desire for peace as his most lasting impressions.
