Syria. We arrive in Latakia late at night. The trip from Beirut to here lasted almost seven hours, starting form the intense traffic of the Lebanese capital between huge buildings and immense avenues, then on the rough and dark country roads or along the Syrian coast. Latakia sleeps peacefully, cradled by the calm sea that […]
“The dream of a life that takes place in the city that inspired the Cribs painter: Bethlehem” Inauguration of Tonino Maurizi’s “A thousand times Christmas” exhibition at the Bab idDeir Gallery in Bethlehem On October 2, in the presence of the Italian Consul General, the Mayor of Bethlehem, the representatives of the Custody of the […]
Israel and Palestine: between land and community “A wonderful experience to better understand a land so complex through the eyes of its inhabitants” Sitting in a restaurant in the center of Jerusalem, enjoying the last hummus and felafel before returning home, the MECP (Middle East Community Program) students discuss with each other: it is time […]
Also in Bethlehem the school year has begun, with important news for two historic institutions of the Custody of the Holy Land thanks to the generous contribution of the ONLUS “Frate Allegra of the Friars Minor of Sicily” in collaboration with ATS pro Terra Sancta. The first –Terra Sancta Boys School– is a boys’ college […]
The army of Damascus, supported by Russia and Iran, is setting for a military action in the area of Idlib, in the north of Syria, the last bag of resistance of rebel groups who say they are ready to resist until the last drop of blood. Military action could cause a carnage of civilians. This […]
“Dear children of the GREST Summer Camps in Aleppo, we have just seen the report that concerns you. THANK YOU! Your life is a point of reference for us that we are used to living easily … For you we have made this letter and we all hope to keep it with you as a […]
“New mosaicists for Bethlehem” is the name of the project promoted and supported by the Province of Trento and Association of Franciscan Missions Trento together with ATS pro Terra Sancta at the Mosaic Center of Jericho, the Association Amici di P. Kaswalder and Aca de Vita, led to the opening of a new production and […]
Meeting with the Exodus foundation of Don Antonio Mazzi “As educators, we must first of all bring hope. If educators have no hope, and therefore do not bring any into their work, all our work is useless “. From this intuition of Don Antonio Mazzi the association Educators Without Borders (ESF) and Exodus together with the Association […]
The city of Bethany is famous for the tomb of Lazarus, linked to the episode of his resurrection, but also for the different female figures who wrote part of the history of the place. In the Gospels, Martha and Mary (the two sisters of Lazarus) were a paradigm of hospitality and welcome towards Jesus, when […]
“We do not do substantial work on infrastructures, but only simple and humble jobs. With some people we have also become friends and we are appreciated because – as they told us – we do not go to the Holy Land to tell the people what to do, but we support them in small needs […]
Ahmed was born in Babylonia Iraq, in 1984. In 2006 he went to university to study mathematics, it was there he met his future wife Amenah Neamah born 10th July 1986; they married in a civil wedding on the 25th October, 2007. Thereafter three children were born: tow in Iraq, Fatimah, Hasan and Asenat in Rhodes […]
A new center of mosaics was inaugurated in Bethlehem to preserve the beauty of the Old City and to promote new job opportunities for local youth. The center is born within the project “New Mosaicists for Bethlehem” and is promoted by ATS pro Terra Sancta thanks to the support of the Friends Association P. Kaswalder, […]
“During their journey from Africa, many people suffered severe violence, sometimes they saw their loved ones dye in front of their eyes. Therefore they live with traumas that prevent them from living and working peacefully, even after several years”. Speaking is Rachel Gerber, coordinator of the Jerusalem African Community Center, which welcomes African refugees that […]
Jameela and Reem are two 15-year-old cousins who have been attending the Saint Joseph School for Girls, not far from the historic center of Bethlehem. Jameela and Reem are just two of the 238 girls in this institution who are helped with the fee, thanks to the support of ATS pro Terra Sancta through the sponsorship funds. […]
Whoever enters the Convent of the Flagellation today will notice a new name on some doors: SBF Archaelogical Collections. This will be the name of the new section of the Terra Sancta Museum which, with its name, is linked to the long tradition of the Franciscan archaeologists of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum which preserve the […]
The presentation of Virtual Reality glasses to Lazarus’ tomb is the first step of the “Accesible Palestine” initiative, an innovative form of social tourism promoted by ATS pro Terra Sancta and Mosaic Center, together with the Municipality of Betania. The 3D glasses guarantee the virtual visit of sites for pilgrims and tourists with physical disabilities to […]
“Ciao, come stai?” – “Hello, how are you?” In Bethany, the city of Lazarus, as well as in Sabastiya and Jerusalem, ATS pro Terra Sancta held free language copurses as support to the Christians of the Holy Land or to those who work in the projects of the NGO at the service of the Custody […]
A project to support the forgotten children of Aleppo With the project “a name and a future” we would like to introduce you to is aimed at taking care of the abandoned children and those born to women who were raped and abused in the last eight years. These children are part of a society […]
On the occasion of Easter, we asked some of the collaborators and volunteers of ATS pro Terra Sancta that live and work in the Holy City to tell us something about it. From Jerusalem, the testimony of those who spend every day to support the hope of the Holy Land. Thas same hope we are […]
Mattia is a thirty years physiotherapist. After studying in Milan and in Germany, a Franciscan friend of his urged him to come to the Holy Land in Bethlehem. “After three months at the La Chreche orphanage – Mattia explains – I was struck by the stories and the faces of those children, so I wanted […]