Seven new deacons ordained in Jerusalem: “Remain servants, like Christ

(Custodia Terrae Santae).

On Saturday 13 April, in St Saviour’s church, in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Franciscan community gathered in prayer and in praise for an important moment in the ministerial life of seven Franciscan Friars Minor.

Fra Ananivi Combey Adamah (Togo), Fra Joseph Médéou Atakora (Togo), Fra Juan David Rodríguez (Colombia), Fra Rito José Mendoza (Venezuela), Fra Antonio Tkalac (Croatia), Fra Langba Zounga Saturnin (Central African Republic) and Fra Noor Amash Tamas (Iraq) received the ministry of diaconate through the imposition of the hands of H.E. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who presided over the Eucharistic celebration

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