FAREWELL TO SHIMON PERES, FORMER PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL
Last farewell to the last of Israel founding fathers, who died on Sept. 28 at age 93, following a stroke.

SOLEMNITY OF THE DISCIPLES SIMEON AND CLEOPHAS
The Solemnity of the disciples Simeon and Cleophas was celebrated in the Basilica of the Manifestation at Emmaus Al-Qubeibeh, in the presence of the Franciscan community of the Holy Land.

NEAR THE BETHLEHEM WALL PRAYING FOR PEACE
A week of prayer for peace was held in Bethlehem, in response to Pope Francis’ appeal addressed to all people.

EVERYONE INVITED TO THE PLAY: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
In Bethlehem, Italian and Palestinian students staged the play ‘The first Christmas’ during an intercultural exchange. A true message of peace.

‘GOD SPEAKS’: A DOCUMENTARY ON THE BIBLE THROUGH THE CENTURIES
The path of the Word of God from Mount Sinai to the papyrus roll and the stone inscriptions, to the parchment up to the present day. A story told by the professors of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem