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The “Photography exhibition of Pope Francis in Israel: We are all brothers and sisters” will be held from February 11th to 16th, 2015 (open: 10am-6pm, free entry) at St. Dominic’s Church in Macau, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage monument.
Photo: St. Dominic’s Church in Macau
During May 25 and 26, 2014, Pope Francis visited Israel. He is the fourth Pope to come to the Holy Land and his visit marked the 50th anniversary of the historic visit of Pope Paul VI.
Pope Francis visited the Western Wall, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Mount Herzl, where he laid a wreath on the tomb of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, as well as the memorial for the victims of terrorism.
The Pope also visited sites sacred to Christianity in Jerusalem, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Church of Gethsemane and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion.
During the visit, the Pope met with then Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's Chief Rabbis. The Pope's visit to Israel also marked the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Holy See.
Photo: This exhibition gives a glimpse of Pope Francis’ visit in Israel in 2014
The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held on February 10, 2015, with Consul General Sagi Karni (photo below: right), the Most Reverend Bishop José Lai Hung-seng (middle), Dr. Alexis Tam Chon-weng (speaking), Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Mr. Daniel Fung (second from left), director of government protocol and Father Cónego João Evangelista Lau (left) as officiating guests and many clergy and school principals attended.
In his opening remarks, Consul General Karni thanked the Macau Dioceses for their full support in organizing this exhibition and said, “But during preparation to this photo exhibition, I was reminded of the note by Pope John Paul 2nd known as 'Redemptionis Anno' from 1984 where he spoke of the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people… With the deliverance and the new independence of the State of Israel in 1948 and the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 the city is open to all believers as we know that she is sacred to you Christians as well. And I call upon you now to come and visit Israel, come and visit Jerusalem, the city of David.”
Photo: Dr. Alexis Tam signing on the exhibition panel at the opening ceremony
Photo: Guided tour of the exhibition by Consul General Sagi Karni
This exhibition is organized by the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau, co-organised by Shalom Multimedia Creations and sponsored by O Clarim, Igreja de Sao Domingos and Macau Diocesan Social Communications Centre.
教宗以色列之旅圖片在澳門展揭幕
由以色列駐港澳總領事館主辦之《教宗以色列之旅圖片展:「我們都是弟兄姊妹」》將於2015年2月10日至16日在被聯合國教科文組織列入《世界遺產名錄》的澳門重要歷史建築之一玫瑰聖母堂舉行。
教宗方濟各去年5月25至26日前往聖地以色列訪問。是次圖片展主要圍繞教宗在耶路撒冷的活動,包括與巴爾多祿茂宗主教在聖墓大殿舉行大公聚會。。此外,教宗亦禮節性拜訪了以色列總理,前往西牆默禱,造訪大屠殺紀念館,拜會猶太大經師,到訪橄欖山,革責瑪尼莊園,與及在離開以色列之前在耶路撒冷晚餐廳舉行共祭彌撒。
昨天以色列駐港澳總領事Sagi Karni先生主持揭幕典禮,並敦請澳門天主教教區黎鴻昇主教,澳門社會文化司司長譚俊榮博士,禮賓公關外事辦公室馮少榮主任,澳門主教座堂主任司鐸及玫瑰聖母堂專職司鐸劉炎新神父蒞臨主禮,多位教會負責人和神職人員出席。
展覽由以色列駐港澳總領事館主辦,澳門天主教教區和平之聲多媒體創作協辦。地點為玫瑰堂右側聖物寶庫走廊,時間為2月11日至2月16日,早上10時至下午6時,免費入場。