Legionaries of Christ in Jerusalem

The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ may be one of numerous Christian congregations in the world, but it represents the one Congregation that Pope John Paul II entrusted the management and administration of the historic Notre Dame Centre in Jerusalem in late 2004. Known as the Pontifical Institute of Jerusalem, the Notre Dame Center is the Vatican's main religious, educational, cultural institution in Jerusalem and sits very close to Christianity's main holy site, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Notre Dame Center houses a significant library and serves to welcome pilgrims and others from around the world as well as Christians in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Notre Dame Center provides a professional hospitality training center for Palestinian youth as well as a permanent exhibition on "Who is the Man of the Shroud". The adjacent John Paul II conference center hosts numerous international seminars, lectures and cultural events. The Legion of Christ, known as the Legionaries of Christ, is a Roman Catholic order that was founded in Mexico in 1941 by the late Father Marcial Macial, LC. Its mission is to extend the Kingdom of Christ in society according to the requirements of Christian justice and charity.