Work continues to create the “Aid Center for Migrants” in Cyprus – part of the province of the Custody of the Hold Land -, thanks to the commitment of the Sri Lankan Sisters of Perpetual Help. The center, due to be completed within a year, is already a reference point for many migrants (men, women […]

When we think about Bethlehem, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is the place where Jesus was born. We think about how many children were born and continue to be born there, in a land which is as holy as it is difficult and full of contradictions. However Bethlehem is not […]

The Massolini Calendar, which was presented in Brescia this past Friday, 9 December, can now be seen online by clicking on the image below. The Calendar is produced each year by the G.B. Massolini cultural association, which was created in 2006 to honor the memory of Father Michele Piccirillo, a friend who passed away prematurely, […]

For the first time the exhibition on Mosaics in the Holy Land, currently on display in Milan, will also involve the younger ones. Children who visit the exhibition now have the opportunity to participate in creative workshops introducing them to mosaic art. There to guide them in assembling the various colored tiles are the expert […]

This morning in Milan (the 6th of December), at the offices of the Regional Council of Lombardy in the Pirelli Tower, the inauguration was held for the exhibition Mosaics from the Holy Land which presents full-scale replicas of some of the most beautiful mosaics from the Holy Land. Participants at the presentation included Davide Boni, […]

The exposition about the Holy Land’s Mosaics will have a new stage after the exposition in Mazara del Vallo in Milano at the “Sala Pirelli” in the Regional Council of Lombardia, via Fabio Filzi 22, between the 6th and the 16th of December. About the exposition The exposition “The Holy Land Mosaics. A bridge of […]

On the afternoon of 6 December a lovely ceremony took place to celebrate the completion of the renovation works in Saha Square, in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. On the hats of the neighborhood children could be seen the logos of the four institutions and associations that made the project possible: […]

The new “Massolini Calendar 2012”, which this year is dedicated to Samaria, will be presented on Friday, 9 December at 17.00 in the Conference Hall of the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia. The Calendar retraces, month after month, the places and the historical, religious and artistic testimonies of this ancient Land, both beautiful and […]

The pianist Jiries Boullata and the organist Haig Aram Vosgueritchian, two young musicians who “grew up” at the Magnificat and have recently received diplomas from the Vicenza Conservatory, were the protagonists at a concert held on 29 November at the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies of  Brigham Young University, more commonly known locally as […]

On 6 December 2011 at 15.30 in Saha Square, in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, a ceremony will take place to present the works carried out by the Custody of the Holy Land as part of the project “Jerusalem, Stones of memory” promoted by ATS pro Terra Sancta, in partnership with […]

This year in the run up to Christmas, ATS pro Terra Sancta and friends will be supporting the youth and elderly population in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.  The Franciscan Social Service Office (FSSO), official office of the Custody of the Holy Land, will be directing their efforts towards the most destitute families, elderly […]

Seated along the sides of the corridor, the youngsters from the Terra Sancta School in Jericho wait their turn to receive their prize: a medal, a cup or simply a certificate of participation in the chess tournament that has just finished. A number has beaming faces, proud of the prize they have won, or simply […]

The library of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land is located within St. Saviour’s Monastery, in the heart of the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Here, among precious manuscripts and stunningly beautiful collections of ancient volumes, work is advancing to catalogue those works that were printed in the fifteenth […]

The second session of the Course for training Pilgrimage Guides, organized by the Pilgrimage Office of the Custody of the Holy Land, is taking place from 7 to 21 November. Following the completion of a series of classes held in Rome at the Delegation of the Custody of the Holy Land, the group of guides […]

From this premise was born the idea of an exhibition entitled “Bethlehem, cradle of the Messiah”, produced by Edizioni Terra Santa – the publishing house of the Custody of the Holy Land – and envisioned as an educational and pastoral tool for institutions, parishes and schools. An essential condition for feeling close to, for loving […]

The Ephpheta Paul VI Institute in Bethlehem for audio-phonetic rehabilitation was the site of a recent course entitled “Education as an introduction to total reality”. The course was developed as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories” promoted by the AVSI Foundation in collaboration with ATS […]

Three years after the untimely death of Father Michele Piccirillo, friends and collaborators gathered together to remember him on 2 November at the presentation of the book  “In Memoriam: Fr Michele Piccirillo, ofm (1944-2008). Celebrating his Life and Work” held at the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, in collaboration with the […]

It is the lowest point in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located beneath the Chapel of St. Helena, and it is the place where according to tradition Empress Helena discovered the Cross of Christ, together with nails and the titulus, the tablet setting forth in three languages the reason for the condemnation. The walls […]

The first year of the three-year project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories” has now been completed. The project is financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is being carried out in collaboration with the AVSI Foundation. The courses supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta and AVSI in this initial year […]

The new site jerusalemstonesofmemory.org, dedicated to the project “Jerusalem, Stones of memory” supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta, is now available online. The site grew out of the idea to give greater visibility to this important project of the Custody of the Holy Land that is aimed at safeguarding the presence of the Christian community […]