There have been numerous initiatives to support the Holy Land, coming from all different types of situations – families, parishes, companies – that have gradually grown and taken form, becoming concrete forms of solidarity to assist the residents in the Holy Land and the projects supported by the Custody of the Holy Land. For a […]

To mark the month in which the U.S. commemorates African American history, on 12 February there will be a concert in Jerusalem given by the Yasmeen Choir of the Magnificat Institute accompanied by the soprano Nicole Taylor. It will represent an encounter between two different musical traditions, classical and spiritual, and will place the great […]

The news of this extraordinary invention has spread like wildfire on the Internet: bringing together Holy Scripture and technology, iBreviary puts the traditional prayer of the Breviary and all of the texts of the Liturgy on Windows Phone 7! The creator of this software – the only one of its kind – is Father Paolo […]

Fragments from the past, from a rich and fascinating history. Items pieced together with great patience, from daily moments of the past. Sabastiya these days is witnessing an intensive operation of archaeological restoration. The great number of fragments extracted during past excavations are pieced together to bring back their original items: vases, amphorae, plates, objects […]

On Saturday 4 February the 3rd International Congress of the Commissaries of the Holy Land concluded with the reading of the Vade Mecum – the final document establishing guidelines for the future – and with a solemn Mass presided by the Minister General of the Franciscan Order, José Rodríguez Carballo. The Congress lasted for a […]

In times of economic crisis, like the one that the world is currently experiencing, it becomes important to identify new strategies and build opportunities that turn a period of economic distress into a constructive opportunity. With this purpose was created “Risparmio Virtuoso” (virtuous saving), the original project of the company Garbini Consulting, aimed at creating […]

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 […]

A few intense days immersed in the beauty of the Holy Land, from Jerusalem to Jericho to Samaria, but not alone. The brief trip planned by two Italian entrepreneurs had as its principal objective visiting the places where the Custody of the Holy Land is present and learning about the projects it supports through its […]

They have arrived from all corners of the world to live together for a week of encounters, updates, decisions, common prayer and visits to a number of places, here in the Holy Land. They are the more than eighty Commissaries of the Holy Land, gathered together during these days in Jerusalem for their 3rd International […]

From Monday 30 January to Saturday 4 February the 3rd International Congress of the Commissaries of the Holy Land will take place in Jerusalem. The Commissaries, who are the representatives of the Custody of the Holy Land in the various Franciscan Provinces throughout the world, are invaluable figures working constantly in support of the Custody […]

The new project in the area “Memory and Culture” is called Books, Bridges of Peace. It is a project that aims to enhance the cultural heritage represented by the Franciscan libraries in Jerusalem (the library in St. Saviour’s monastery and that of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum) and of the other centers of the Custody of […]

iBreviary TS “Pro Terra Sancta” is the free Catholic application that brings the traditional prayer of the Breviary and all of the texts of the Liturgy to your Windows Phone 7 device! iBreviary “Pro Terra Sancta” seeks to contribute, through a partnership with the Custody of the Holy Land and in collaboration with ATS pro […]

Concentrating on his tablet, Mohammd patiently places a small mosaic tile alongside another, seeking to achieve an appropriate balance of lines and colors. He is just over twenty years old, lives in Sabastiya and has worked for several months as a mosaicist at the village Information Center, also being used as a workshop, which was […]

The activities of the Magnificat music Institute are continuing: in several days there will be a new opportunity to listen to talented musicians from all over the Holy Land. On Sunday 29 January, at 18.00 in the Auditorium of St. Saviour’s Monastery in Jerusalem, the 13th edition of the “St. Nikolaus De La Flüe” piano […]

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 […]

This month’s Messenger of St. Anthony (January 2012) contains an article recounting in great detail the activities that ATS pro Terra Sancta is carrying out in the Gaza Strip with the support of – among others – St. Anthony’s Charities. Here is an extract: The [Holy Family] Parish is following with particular attention the plight […]

For a number of years the Custody of the Holy Land, with the support of ATS pro Terra Sancta and countless donors large and small, has pursued the objective of maintaining alive the Christian presence in the Holy City. The project “Jerusalem, Stones of Memory” was designed to improve the housing conditions of disadvantaged families […]

The feast commemorating the baptism of Jesus took place on Sunday 8 January on the banks of the Jordan River. Now that the site has at last been reopened, the Custody of the Holy Land is again able to celebrate in the place of the liturgical feast. This is how the events of the day […]

Bethlehem is returning to normality, after the Christmas festivities which brought joy, lights and colors to this town, along with numerous pilgrims who came great distances in order to participate in the feast of the birth of Jesus in the very place in which it took place. Children have now returned to school, the town […]

The workers in the village of Sabastiya are not stopping work. The site is more than ever active, and even the most casual visitor will have no difficulty imagining what the historical center will look like once the works are completed. Sabastiya will soon be able to boast of a guest house that is even […]