communication On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the Saxum Visitor Center in Abu Ghosh officially opened. Yariv Levin, the Minister of Tourism of Israel, and Msgr. Giacinto Marcuzzo, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem were present, in addition to around 130 participants. Mr. Levin said, “I truly believe that
Joanne Gomes A reminder that Saxum Foundation only accepts donations online through our website. We wanted to remind everyone who is supporting Saxum that we only accept donations online through our website – which can be found in the ‘Support Us’ section. On our official Facebook page
Joanne Gomes The third edition of “In the Footprints of Our Faith” by Jesús Gil and Eduardo Gil, an eye-opening guide to the Christian holy places, is now available online. We are delighted to announce the publishing of the third edition of “In the Footprints of Our
Joanne Gomes This month Saxum traveled to Portugal to present the Visitor Center to Portuguese travel agencies. The Israeli Tourism Seminars organised by EL AL are an innovative way of engaging global tour agencies with tourism in the Holy Land. This month, we at Saxum Visitor Center
communication A local Israeli news channel, i24NEWS, recently did a piece on the Saxum Visitor Center as part of their “Holy Land Uncovered” series. Check it out!
communication On September 3, 2018, one week before the recess for Jewish holidays begins, 58 tour guides gathered in the Saxum Visitor Center for a full-day course on the history and spirituality of the road to Emmaus. Yisca Harani, an expert among Israeli tour guides on
communication ABU GHOSH – Saturday, June 23 was a joyous occasion for everyone at the Saxum Visitor Center. For the first time, the Mass of the feast St. Josemaria Escriva (officially celebrated June 26), the founder of Opus Dei, was celebrated in the chapel of the
communication ROME, Italy — On the afternoon of Saturday, June 9, the auditorium of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross filled with Amici di Saxum (Friends of Saxum in Italy), who had come for their association’s yearly meeting. This year, the guest of honor was
communication Here is the schedule of Masses being celebrated for the feast day of St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, in the Holy Land this year. We hope to see you there! Jerusalem: Saxum Visitor Center. Saturday, June 23, at 17:00. Nazareth: Church of St. Joseph. Friday,
communication ABU GHOSH – Last week, on Wednesday, June 6, the Saxum Visitor Center received an important visitor: Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The archbishop had previously been at Saxum in November 2016 to preside at the Mass of
