{"id":52855,"date":"2025-06-27T04:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=52855"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:38:02","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-approves-new-custos-of-the-holy-land-amid-regional-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-approves-new-custos-of-the-holy-land-amid-regional-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Leone XIV approva il nuovo custode di Terra Santa nel mezzo della crisi regionale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Father Francesco Ielpo, a Franciscan friar, on June 24, 2025, was appointed the new custos of the Holy Land and guardian of Mount Zion. Previously, since 2022, he was president of the Holy Land Foundation in addition to holding other organizational roles across Italian Franciscan provinces. \/ Credit: Custodia Terr\u00e6 Sanct\u00e6 ACI MENA, Jun 25, 2025 \/ 11:54 am (CNA). In a decision carrying both spiritual and humanitarian significance, Pope Leo XIV on June 24 approved the election of Father\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father Francesco Ielpo, a Franciscan friar, on June 24, 2025, was appointed the new custos of the Holy Land and guardian of Mount Zion. Previously, since 2022, he was president of the Holy Land Foundation in addition to holding other organizational roles across Italian Franciscan provinces. \/ Credit: Custodia Terr\u00e6 Sanct\u00e6 ACI MENA, Jun 25, 2025 \/ 11:54 am (CNA). In a decision carrying both spiritual and humanitarian significance, Pope Leo XIV on June 24 approved the election of Father\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":53015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-52855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56710,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/outgoing-custos-of-the-holy-land-proposes-a-path-to-peace\/","url_meta":{"origin":52855,"position":0},"title":"Outgoing custos of the Holy Land proposes a path to peace","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Friar Francesco Patton, outgoing custos of the Holy Land. \/ Credit: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 15, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). 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