The Good Friday Collection, a caress for the Christians of the Holy Land

Описание: A caress for the Holy Land. The collection "pro Terra Santa" held every year on Good Friday, can be a gesture of closeness and consolation for the Christians who live in those places. This is the message at the center of the Letter released by the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches.

H Em Card LEONARDO SANDRI
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
"We are experiencing this period of great sorrow over the war in Ukraine, somewhat like a cloud passing over the call for help for the Holy Places. Despite this, we considered that last year the Holy Father's trips were all to the East, first of all Iraq, the land of Abraham. Then the trip to Cyprus and Greece. This year's Letter brings this sensitivity of the Pope's to the attention of all Christians. It invites everyone to participate generously in this Collection, which is a moment - for the life of the Eastern Churches - of great, great importance."

In the past two years, due to the pandemic, proceeds from the collection have been reduced by about 50%. This is a sharp decline, which compromises the works entrusted by the Holy See to the Custody of the Holy Land (care of sanctuaries, parishes, schools and study centers, reception of migrants and refugees). And also the possibility for the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches to meet the costs for the training of seminarians and priests of the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite, for their schools and for charitable emergencies.

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