Here is ATS pro Terra Sancta’s latest photo gallery: a series of pictures of Christians in the Holy Land, portraits of their daily life both in their homes in the Old City and in prayer at the Holy Places. Many of the subjects in the photos are beneficiaries of our projects to support the local […]

Elio and Carla, two friends of the Holy Land, chose a lovely way to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary: they decided to send all of the money they received from friends and relatives to help finance a project that is supporting the living stones of Jerusalem. The project to which they decided to send the […]

It is entitled “He did not seem an image that is silent. The art of reality at the time of Dante” − an informative exhibition prepared for the XXXII Rimini Meeting held in 2011, and now being presented at the “Enrico Manfredini” Cultural Center in Bologna. The curators and organizers of the exhibition have decided […]

The concert is called “The Magic Lamp” and is scheduled on March 24th at 6 pm at the St. Saviour Auditorium in Jerusalem. It is a series of unpublished songs from the Arab tradition of children songs and the main performers will be children from Jerusalem: students from the Magnificat Institute along with students from […]

The project “Jerusalem, Stones of Memory” involves renovations not only of residences belonging to the Custody of the Holy Land, but also churches and monasteries. Monday 12 March saw the start of renovation works on the Franciscan monastery on Mount Zion, near the Holy Cenacle. The works to be carried out by the Bursar’s Office […]

As is the case each year, as Holy Easter approaches the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, in the person of its prefect, is sending a letter to all of the bishops in the world with an appeal to offer prayers and concrete generosity in support of the Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East. We […]

The new paving of Capernaum’s archaeological site, situated on the banks of Lake Tiberias is about to become a reality thanks to the donation of porphyry that was recently received from the province of Trento and the Albian (TN) construction workers syndicate. 2500 meters squared of “red gold” will be laid for the new flooring […]

The site, with enhanced graphics, offers numerous updated materials in four languages ― Italian, English, Spanish, French ― along with a rich selection of images and downloadable photos of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The contents, organized thematically in a simple and intuitive manner, will accompany visitors in their discovery and understanding of the single […]

One of ATS pro Terra Sancta’s priorities in 2012 is to help the most vulnerable elements of the population in Bethlehem. Thanks to the funds collected during Advent 2011, ATS pro Terra Sancta can continue to support the activities of the Franciscan Social Service Office, the project of the Custody of the Holy Land in […]

The title is: “Palestinians: a photographic journey through stories of life and cooperation. The Italian commitment to development in the Palestinian Territories“. It’s the photographic exhibition to be officially opened tonight, March 7th at 6 pm at the Yabous Cultural Centre, in Az Zahara Street, Jerusalem. Among the different stories of life and cooperation projects […]

One of the many activities that the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land have tirelessly and persistently carried out during the course of their eight centuries there has been that of protecting and caring for the edifices that commemorate the places of Christian memory – sanctuaries and Churches – as well as […]

Many friends of ATS pro Terra Sancta have had the opportunity to learn about our activities from a pilgrimage to the Holy Places: before their departure, along the way, or when they returned home with a desire to know more about what is happening in the Holy Land. While we are waiting to open the […]

The words of the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Pierbattista Pizzaballa, have resonated with great force in recent days, thanks to the extensive media coverage given to this important initiative. A large number of Internet sites, including some very popular ones, have taken up the request for aid to the Christians of Syria. We […]

Some time ago ATS pro Terra Sancta launched a new project to support the small Christian community in Jericho, which is centered around the Good Shepherd Parish. For three months, Rosalie – a volunteer working with ATS pro Terra Sancta – has been in Jericho helping out with the needs of the community through the […]

At a time when the situation in Syria remains extremely delicate, the international community has responded, generously and promptly, to the appeal of the Father Custos of the Holy Land, fra Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Many donations have already arrived and others are on their way, by means of ATS pro Terra Sancta, to the Franciscan friars […]

“Together at school, against poverty” is the name of the project supported by the San Zeno Foundation of Verona through a co-financing agreement for two years of activities. The project, promoted by ATS pro Terra Sancta and the Terra Sancta College of Bethlehem, seeks to provide an answer to the growing problem of poverty encountered […]

Every day more and more tourists and visitors are staying at the picturesque Sabastiya guest house. And many of them, impressed by their welcome and by the riches of the historical-archaeological site, wish to recommend a visit to this interesting and splendid village to those who are planning a trip to the region. As a […]

For the second year in a row ATS pro Terra Sancta, in cooperation with the University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, is adding to its staff four young people who are performing their Civilian Service Abroad. The youths, who come from all parts of Italy, will be involved in projects of the Custody of the Holy […]

Article 25.1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the right to housing to be a fundamental human right, and hence that to be deprived of this is an injustice. Nonetheless, there are groups who are not permitted to own a home on account of political discrimination arising in regards to religion. The wars […]

A new concert will be held at the Magnificat Institute in Jerusalem on a very important occasion. The Verona Association “Scholae Cantorum” has organized a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its foundation, led by Bishop Emeritus Flavio R. Carraro, OFM Capp. The pilgrimage to the Holy Land […]