Come to the Holy Land, Custos urges
August 03, 2015
Reacting to a significant decline in the number of pilgrims, the Custos of the Holy Land has called upon Christians of other lands to visit the Holy Land's sacred sites.
"For some time now, especially due to the fear generated by the wars in the Middle East and the attacks committed by fundamentalist groups that have caused bloodshed in Western countries as well, pilgrimages to the Holy Land have undergone a dramatic decline," said Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the minister provincial of the Middle East's Franciscans, to whom the Holy See has entrusted the pastoral care of pilgrims.
"There is no reasonable motive not to organize a pilgrimage to the Holy Places," he added. "Security in the shrines and in the areas where pilgrims go is guaranteed. And more than ever, we, the Christians of the Holy Land, need the presence and support of pilgrims who come here in prayer from all over the world."
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