MOM, Magnificat Open Music: The second season of the music festival organized by the Magnificat Institute–the music school of the Holy Land Custody, supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta–will take place every Tuesday in May at St. Saviour’s Monastery in Jerusalem (May 1st, 8th and 15th in the Auditorium of the Immaculate; May 22nd and […]

On Thursday, April 19th thevillage of Sabastiya received a special guest: the archbishop of Krakow, S.E. Stanisław Dziwisz, who in fact went personally to visit the Palestinian town, accompanied by Father Jerzy Kraj ofm and by Carla Benelli, an ATS pro Terra Sancta collaborator. After having visited the historic center of Sabastiya, its Crusaders’ chapels […]

This year’s Holy Week has been particularly challenging for the Christians of Egypt. Especially in Cairo, the actual situation of ongoing post-revolution political instability and insecurity is pushing people to lesser self-confidence, worsening an already serious social and poverty situation. The friars of the cloister of the Musky district, one of the most ancient among […]

In March 2012 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 […]

Capernaum, April 9th, 2012 The workers of the Custodial Technical Office, including several Italians among the staff, spent a day together on Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee). Having set out from Jerusalem in the morning, they reached Capernaum, Jesus’ city, just in time to cook lunch. Thanks to the hospitality of Father Jerome, the Guardian […]

Also ATS pro Terra Sancta presents two initiatives on “Rete del Dono” (Network of Gift), the first Italian portal on Network Fundraising, which offers to spread the culture of donation by the activation of social networks on the web. The device is simple: among a series of suggested initiatives, everyone can choose those he wishes […]

Study, cataloguing and digitizing of some of the oldest and most interesting books in the libraries of the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem is currently being carried out. The libraries in St. Saviour’s Monastery and the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, between them, hold approximately 150 editions of the “Itineraria ad Loca Sancta”, presenting pilgrims’ […]

In an extremely delicate social context, where disabled children are frequently kept at the margins of society, a number of measures are being carried out to help meet the needs of these children. The priests of the Parish of the Holy Family, along with the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and the Sisters of Charity, […]

“Saint-Sépulcre : la magie du tombeau de Jésus” (The magic of the tomb of Christ) says the headline of the France Info webpage, one of the main French public broadcasters. During a broadcast on Easter Monday, the passionate voice of Marie-Armelle Beaulieu talks to the microphone of France Info about the magic and depth of […]

We reproduce below part of an article (in Italian) that appeared in “Avvenire” giving a first-hand account of the difficult situation in Syria. “We have lived in Syria for more than seven years and love this country and its people. We are angry and feel impotent at seeing the type of news that is circulating […]

This year in honour of Easter, the Franciscan Social Service Office (FSSO) will be distributing goods to the neediest of Bethlehem’s families, focusing on the elderly and widows with children.  The conditions of extreme deprivation and poverty that are faced by these people remain ever serious. Not only does the FSSO offer social and economic […]

A stones throw from the Holy Cenacle on Mount Zion, the reconstruction for the Saint Francis ad Coenaculum monastery continues in earnest.  This location holds a significant importance for the Franciscans of the Holy Land considering it’s proximity to the site of the Last Supper and the spot where the Franciscan’s established their first monastery some eight […]

From Jerusalem, we send you all friends and donors our best wishes for a Happy and Blessed Easter, form the ATS pro Terra Sancta Staff.

The library of the Custody of the Holy Land will soon be transferred from its present site to its new and much larger location in St. Saviour’s Monastery, in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Building and renovation works to adapt the site to its new usage are continuing at a steady […]

We want to remind all friends of the Holy Land of this important initiative, the Good Friday Collection, which offers the opportunity to support through a concrete gesture the Custody of the Holy Land and its activities in favor of the population of the Holy Land. The funds collected on this day, throughout the world, […]

Telling the story of the Holy Land through pictures, in order to give voice and visibility to the Mother Church of Jerusalem, local Christians and the Holy Places. As from today, at the addresses www.fmc-terrasanta.org, the new site of the Franciscan Media Center (FMC), the television and multimedia center of the Custody of the Holy […]

At Christmas the children from four Catalan schools made greeting cards and donated the proceeds from their sale to needy people in Bethlehem. Now, once again under the guidance of the “Salam Betlem” group of Friends of the Holy Land, they are carrying out a special fundraising project to help deal with the emergency in […]

Alongside ATS pro Terra sancta, the Antonian Caritas is maintaining its commitment to help the weakest and most lonely people in Bethlehem.  The latest project “I care…” was launched on January 1st and supports the rehabilitation and physiotherapy for members of Bethlehem’s elderly community who have no one.  The project aims to ensure monthly provisions […]

On 24 March, in the hall of the Custodial Curia in Jerusalem, a meeting organized by AVSI and dedicated to educational activities in the Christian schools of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories took place. Participating in the meeting were the twelve directors of Christian schools involved in the program “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian […]

Since mid-March the Italian-language course for youth in Sabastiya has been underway. Once a week, for approximately three months, the youngsters involved in the project “Sabastiya, the fruits of history” will take part in Italian lessons given by a teacher from ATS pro Terra Sancta. The youngsters will gradually learn the basics of communication in […]