Praying is always possible because the time of the Christian is the time of the risen Christ who remains “with us always”. (Catechism of the Catholic Church). The application, the first of its kind, offers to all Catholics the possibility of praying by means of the official prayer of the Breviary (Liturgy of the Hours), presenting the […]

On Holy Saturday the program “Strada Regina “ of Televisione svizzera (RSI, the Italian-language public television in Switzerland) broadcast a special video on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, featuring two of the world’s leading experts, the Israeli archaeologist Dan Bahat and Father Massimo Pazzini, Dean of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum. The broadcast […]

Another beautiful initiative in support of the Holy Land has been organized by the friends of the Training Institute of the Holy Family in Comonte, in the province of Bergamo. On the occasion of the Feast of St. Paola Elisabetta Cerioli, the students at the school organized a week of events: a local market where […]

The news received from the Franciscan friars of Aleppo speaks of continued violence. However, this did not stop the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter. They were celebrated with a large influx of people and in the presence of the Bishop. Read the Franciscans’ complete account published on Terrasanta.net. What the Christian community of Syria […]

Issa and Nahla, an elderly couple who share their home with the youngest of their five children, Feras, live in an apartment just a few steps from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Feras lost a leg in an accident and is no longer able to work. As a result the famous faces […]

One year ago we resumed work on studying and cataloguing the finds at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Archaeological Museum. This sparked the idea of starting up a short news bulletin, edited by the volunteers working at the museum, in order to provide periodic updates on our progress and demonstrate the potential of the institution to those […]

“An ambitious project, that of ‘telling the story of Christianity from its origins’. Works have already begun some time ago and it will be ready in 2015. With the opening to the public of a modern museum complex – the only one so far in all the Land of God – the Franciscans of the […]

After 18 months of work, the Basilica of Gethsemane It returns to its former glory: the restoration of the precious mosaics has been completed, and the 5000 pilgrims who visit the Church of the Agony in Jerusalem every day will once again be able to linger among the ancient naves with their noses up, immersed […]

Thanks to the collaboration between ATS pro Terra Sancta and AVSI, and sponsored by Italian Development Cooperation, two scientific exhibitions – previously presented at the Rimini Meeting – offering a new and exciting manner of experiencing mathematics and astronomy were inaugurated on 11 March at the University of Bethlehem. The exhibitions, which will remain open […]

In 2015 in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, the TERRA SANCTA MUSEUM – the only museum in the world dedicated to the roots of Christianity and the preservation of the Holy Places – will open: a permanent exhibit established by the Custody of the Holy Land to shed light on the history […]

After the domes in the left aisle and in the two side apses, the works to clean and restore the central dome of the Church of Gethsemane were completed last week. The splendid gold and glass mosaics are once again shining, thanks to the patient work of the local young mosaic artists who took part […]

The complicated political and economic situation in Palestine has a major impact not only on young people and adults, but also on the elderly, who live without fixed incomes and often are perceived by their families as being a burden. Having reached old age, ill and and in some cases estranged from their families, the […]

Davide Bianchi was employed for a year at the Archaeological Museum, on the project “Telling the Story of the Holy Land” and has now returned to Jerusalem in order to continue offering his abilities as an archaeologist to support the Holy Places. Here is his story, that shows us his joy about returning and his […]

This year, the Saint Anthony’s Charities of Padua decided to offer their support again and contribute to the project “Taking care of the Holy Land” that aims to obtain medicine for the vulnerable people of Bethlehem. The aim of this project is to help people who are sick and unprivileged, making sure they have access […]

The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament (also called the chapel of the Apparition of Jesus), is located inside the sanctuary of the Holy Sepulchre and it remembers the episode of the encounter between a Resurrected Christ and the Virgin Mary, not told in the Gospels but passed on by tradition. In the month of January, […]

On Thursday 28 February the inaugural ceremony for the General Library and the Historical Archives of the Custody of the Holy Land took place. Attendees were also able to admire the splendid volumes from the exhibition “Books of the Holy Land. A journey among the ancient books of the General Library of the Custody of […]

The 21st edition of the World Day of the Sick on the 10th February was also celebrated at the Basilica of St Catherine of Bethlehem. The Holy Mass brought together sick people of all ages: children, young people, adults and elders. The day brought a moment of prayer, of sharing and proximity towards the sick […]

On Saturday the 2nd of March 2013 the book “Dall’assedio della Natività all’assedio della città” (“From the siege of the Nativity to the siege of the City”), written by fra Ibrahim Faltas— councilor of ATS pro Terra Sancta— will be presented in Milan. This book has been written on the tenth anniversary of the siege of […]

After having visited with us Sabastiya, Jericho and the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, and after having seen first-hand the projects delivered by ATS pro Terra Sancta in these places, this is Patrycja’s message: “I would like to thank you all for a great experience I had visiting your projects. Not only […]

The families at the Christian quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem are opening the doors of their houses to receive an unexpected present, a token of friendship that is coming from far away. A friend pro Terra Sancta, apart from offering specific support to the ATS pro Terra Sancta projects, also wanted to offer […]