— Pilgrimage Video: The Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome January 1, 2026 Pilgrimage-Rome It is with unique pleasure that we are able to share with you a short commemorative video of our Jubilee pilgrimage, as a small sign of gratitude and fellowship. The video is available in six languages on the Youtube channel of the Grand
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After two years of of diminished celebration and lighting due to the ongoing conflict, Manger Square has now been fully-decked with its traditional Christmas lights, and the magnificent tree has been lit. Please take a moment to enjoy this article which recaps and celebrates with wonderful photographic detail the festive activities which have unfolded in
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On December 1st, 2025, the Phoenix area assembled to share some uplifting first Monday activities. We began with a Rosary prayed in the chapel together with members of St Vincent de Paul in South Phoenix, followed by a tour of their facilities by their CEO and a comprehensive update on the many services and programs
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Continuing a centuries-old tradition, the Custos of the Holy Land accompanied the local community of Bethlehem in a joyful procession to the Basilica of the Nativity to mark the eve of the first Sunday of Advent. After addressing the crowd in attendance, the Franciscans prayed vespers, and the Custos led the procession to Grotto of
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On October 23, 2025, as part of the pilgrimage of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for the Jubilee Year of Hope, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV granted an audience exclusively to several thousand Order members, including several from the Western USA Lieutenancy. In his address, he recalls the historic ties of
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The Dames and Knights of the Equestrian Order gathered to celebrate Our Lady Queen of Palestine Feast Day at Saint Agustine Cathedral on 26 October 2025. The Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Tucson was the celebrant. Our Lady Queen of Palestine Feast Day is one of four Feast Days that is celebrated
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The Order of the Holy Sepulchre newsletter is published quarterly. It raises awareness about the events of the Universal Church with reference to the Holy Land, reports on the latest news in the life of the Order at an institutional level and gives account of the concrete projects of solidarity carried out in collaboration with
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Knights and Dames from the Diocese of Tucson took part in the Red and Blue Mass at Saint Augustine Cathedral on October 20, 2025. Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Tucson was the presiding Celebrant. The entrance procession with Knights and Dames adds solemnity to these special Masses. The Catholic Red Mass is
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Dear Knights and Dames, We are pleased to be able to share the below pages from the Hawaii Catholic Herald on the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Western USA Lieutenancy. In it the Herald does an admirable and generous job providing readers with an introduction to the history and apostolates of the Order. Please take
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Knights, Dames, and Guests from the Diocese of Tucson Council and the Diocese of Phoenix Council gathered for an Exhalation of the Cross-feast day retreat at Saint Helen of the Cross Catholic Church in Eloy, Arizona on September 13, 2025. The retreat is an annual event that provides an opportunity to grow spiritually and get
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