Updates from Lebanon – In the afternoon, the first truck of humanitarian aid from Beirut reached the displaced people who had taken refuge in the convent of Tyre. Tyre, 27 September – Since 23 September, Lebanon has been hit by a series of devastating air raids , with a tragic toll that so far counts […]

“Immediate measures were implemented to contain the situation, but the truth is that no one was truly ready to face something like this.” “It was a dramatic day.” This is how Fadi Behjani, the project manager of Pro Terra Sancta’s offices in Lebanon, describes Tuesday, September 24, the second day when a rain of Israeli […]

“Often, our young people wear t-shirts that convey messages of cynicism, harshness, and sometimes violence. This project allowed them to create clothing that suits their tastes, with styles, tones, and colors they like, but that also carries a message of hope.” Dewdrops make no noise, and neither does the blade of grass that grows in […]

School restarts: however, many students in Syria and Lebanon will not be able to return to the classroom. Two testimonies from the field.

How can a museum create dialogue? The Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem wants to build a bridge of peace between peoples, through dialogue and cultural recognition.

Father Toufic, parish priest of a vast area in southern Lebanon, tells of his land poised between the uncertainty of the present and the need to start again, the desire to keep alive the flame of hope in a peace that must come.

At the Dar Al-Majus in Bethlehem, a series of readings of ancient folk tales from Palestine educates local children in the beauty of their tradition,

What remains after a two-week trip to the most challenging areas of Lebanon? Pietro and Alberto, who have just returned from the journey, share their experiences with us.

The testimony of Fadi Bejani, project manager of Pro Terra Sancta in Lebanon, on the recent events in Beirut.

In Tripoli he opened the “Terra Santa summer camp”, which also welcomes the children of the neediest families in the city. The project exists thanks to Father Quirico Calella and the contribution of Pro Terra Sancta.

Father Quirico Calella, a Franciscan who arrived in Tripoli in 2016, tells his story and his social and spiritual commitment in Lebanon.

Dr. Banfi, editor of the Umberto Veronesi Foundation magazine, tells us about the origins of Epidermolysis bullosa that affects the so-called “butterfly children”, and the therapeutic perspectives that are being tested at the moment.

This week we shared on our social channels two projects that we have carried out thanks to the contribution of the 8xmille funds to the Catholic Church, of which we have long been beneficiaries. These are the project to assist Syrian displaced people after the February 2023 earthquake, and the one to activate educational integration […]

Maha Munib Hamdi Abu Sido is a girl from Gaza with a passion for design and tatreez, the traditional Palestinian embroidery technique. This passion led her to create Kenar, a fashion project that aims to introduce the world to Palestinian cultural heritage, as well as provide economic opportunities for women in her community. Maha studied […]

The thirteen young people who spent a year in the Holy Land with the Civil Service are ready to return home: today they will tell us what they’ll bring to Italy with them, and what they’ve learned in this year.

The arrival of June brought with it new fears about the expansion of the Gaza war: along with the summer came the declaration from Tel Aviv of a military attack ready to be launched against Lebanon, on Israel’s northern border, by mid-June. In recent days, several drones have flown over southern Lebanon, as well as […]

Three women from Gaza are stranded in Bethlehem with their seriously ill children, unable to return home to their families. We talked to them, to learn about their stories.

“A few days ago, at a checkpoint, a soldier said to me, ‘Answer this question correctly and I’ll let you through.’” Iyad, the colleague who accompanies us to Sebastia, stops for a moment, and his proud Bedouin gaze is lost in the dunes of the Judah desert. His eyes watch as the dunes slowly turn […]

“The architecture of a temple, especially of a sanctuary, can be said to be successful when it responds to the inspiration that arises from the particular feeling of the mystery that is to be commemorated, and which is suggested by the spirit” With these words, the Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi describes his work in the […]

The bright blue of Lake Tiberias lazily laps the rocks on which the church of the Primacy of St. Peter stands; All around are patches of dark green leaves, dotted with small pink flowers. The place is immersed in a quiet silence. Near the church stands a statue, dark against the wall of light in […]