Thanksgiving mass for Patriarch Twal’s 50 years of priesthood in Madaba
INVITATION – His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will preside over a Solemn Thanksgiving Mass in celebration of his fifty years of priesthood, at Madaba in Jordan, on June 16,...
View ArticleFather Pizzaballa nominated as Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate
STATEMENT His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal, having reached the legal age, according to article 401, §1 of the Code of Canon Law. His Holiness...
View ArticlePatriarch Twal: “I arrived at the end of my mission as Patriarch”
INTERVIEW – After Pope Francis accepted his resignation June 24, 2016, Patriarch Fouad Twal, who, last October, reached the age limit of 75 years, is about to retire, looks back on his years of...
View ArticleLatin Patriarch Fouad Twal thanks and bids farewell to the Diocese
JERUSALEM – Please find below the Pastoral letter of H.B. Patriarch Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, in which he gives thanks and bids farewell to the diocese.
View ArticlePalestinian President awards Patriarch Twal with Medal of Jerusalem
Ramallah – On Tuesday July 12, 2016, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas awarded the Medal of Jerusalem to H.B. Emeritus Fouad Twal. The Latin Patriarch was welcomed in the presidential compound in...
View ArticlePatriarch Fouad Twal hands over powers to Apostolic Administrator Fr....
STATEMENT JERUSALEM – In presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem, Archbishop-designate Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarchal Vicars, Archbishop...
View ArticleHoly Land Coordination gives thanks to Patriarch Twal
LETTER – Please find below the letter sent by the members of the Holy Land Coordination in which they thanked His Beatitude Fouad Twal for his friendship and his faithful ministry to the people he...
View ArticleFifth Annual Canon Law Conference concludes sessions in Jordan
JORDAN – The Fifth Annual Canon Law Conference, titled, “Matrimony and ad hoc Rules Governing the Tribunal Procedures”, concluded its sessions in Jordan on Sunday, July 24. Present at the conference,...
View Article“For the Love of Jerusalem “ – new book by Patriarch Emeritus Fouad Twal
READING – “For the Love of Jerusalem”: the new book, written in French by Patriarch Emeritus Fouad Twal, edited by Bayard and will be released on October 12, 2016. The book retraces the Patriarch’s...
View ArticlePatriarch Emeritus Twal participates in a debate in Oxford about Freedom of...
BRITAIN – On February 9, 2017, Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal was invited to participate in a debate about Religious Rights entitled “This House Believes Religious...
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