3 November 2011
“Sebastiya, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist”: great success for the exhibition in Florence.

A beautiful inaugural conference for the photographic and video exhibition “Sebastiya, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist”. Present at the event were Andrea Barducci, President of the Province of Florence, Sabri Ateyeh, Ambassador of the Palestinian National Authority in Italy, Monsignor Luciano Giovannetti, President of the John Paul II Foundation, […]

1 November 2011
Emergency Bethlehem: not only economic aid for the Christians in need

The precarious economic and political situation in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories means that residents face numerous difficulties, ranging from unemployment to the lack of a welfare system that takes care of people in need. ATS pro Terra Sancta, through its support of the Franciscan Social Service Office (FSSO) of the Custody of the Holy Land […]

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27 October 2011
Jerusalem, the stones of memory and the experience of a volunteer

From an experience which occurred almost by accident, to a thesis having as its principal subject the living stones of Jerusalem. This  is the story of Giovanni Zennaro, a volunteer with the Custody of the Holy Land, and a new graduate in photography from the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in Brescia whose  thesis was […]

26 October 2011
From Sebastiya to Italy: a trip to understand how to enhance cultural heritage

A trip, brief but intense, with the aim not only of visiting a number of the most beautiful historical and archaeological sites in the world, but also to see first hand a method for preserving and enhancing historical and artistic heritage. This describes the study trip to Italy undertaken this past September by a small […]

“Mosaics of the Holy Land – a bridge of peace across the Mediterranean”: the presentation of the project to the Day of the Associations for the Holy Land

“We are seeking to create bridges of peace through culture as a reminder that cultural memory and heritage belong to everyone regardless of their religion”.  With these words, on the occasion of the Fourth Day of the Associations of the Holy Land on 22 October, the architect and ATS pro Terra Sancta collaborator Osama Hamdan […]

Religious liberty and interreligious dialogue: the fourth annual day for the associations of the Holy Land in Rome

Starting from the concept of religious freedom, to achieve and maintain peace in the Holy Land by means of interreligious dialogue: this theme, at the center of the fourth annual day for the associations of the Holy Land in Rome held on 22 October, was discussed by numerous representatives from the ecclesiastical world and from […]

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25 October 2011
Bethlehem is also for the elderly: an accompanied trip

This past week the elderly women living in the rest home managed by the Società Antoniana of Bethlehem received a big present. Through its collaboration with the Women’s Antonian Branch, ATS pro Terra Sancta was able to make possible an excursion to a community center at Beit Sahour, a village near Bethlehem. The 15 elderly women […]

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24 October 2011
RAI Cinema remembers Father Michele Piccirillo with a documentary: rendezvous in Rome

The memory of Father Michele Piccirillo, a passionate archaeologist who made archaeology into an instrument for encounters between people of different religions and cultures, remains alive, and not only in the Holy Land. On Monday 7 November at 19.00, on the third anniversary of his death, RAE Cinema will present a preview of the documentary […]

The Sebastia exhibition in Florence: “Sebastia, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist”

An exhibition to help make better known in Italy the Palestinian site of Sebastia and to recount the goals of the archaeological and development project carried out there by ATS pro Terra Sancta. The exhibition “Sebastia, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist”, produced by ATS pro Terra Sancta, will be […]

20 October 2011
AT CHRISTMAS TIME A RETURN TO THE BEGINNING

 Support the Custody of the Holy Land in Bethlehem *** Your contribution can help the franciscan friars of the Holy Land to meet the needs of children, young families, the elderly. *** This Christmas please support their efforts to build peace in this land that is the crossroads of love for humanity. Children and families […]

The role of associations and volunteers in the Holy Land: a dedicated day

We remind that the fourth annual meeting between the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the associations of volunteers who are supporting projects in the Holy Land will be held on Saturday 22 October at the Antonianum Auditorium in Rome. The day, the fourth of its kind, will this year focus on […]

Bethlehem: The Ephpheta Institute celebrates its 40th anniversary

On 22 October, at the chapel of the Ephpheta School in Bethlehem, the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute “Ephpheta Paul VI” will be celebrated. A mass presided by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Msgr. Fouad Twal, will be followed by the inauguration of a new area in glass and mosaic at the […]

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17 October 2011
The Holy Land is solidarity: a donation as a marriage gift

A donation for the Holy Land on the occasion of a marriage. This represents an alternative and supportive manner of foregoing gifts that not infrequently turn out to be exaggerated or superfluous, and instead directing the offering towards people who are truly in need. An idea that can transform a “classic” gift into a new […]

14 October 2011
The Old City of Jerusalem: an important intervention is underway thanks to the generous donations from a parish

All the rooms of the apartment of a Christian family in the Holy City of Jerusalem are located below the level of the street and are in fact underground. The only possibility for ventilation is thus through the small inner courtyard which, however, is also located below street level. The result? The inside rooms are […]

13 October 2011
Telling the Story of the Holy Land: the donation of a precious object to the Archaeological Museum

On 10 October a precious object was donated to the Archaeological Museum of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum. It is an ancient stone die from Jerusalem used for the production of eulogias, displaying on each side Biblical scenes whose protagonists are the patriarch Abraham and the prophet Daniel. The eulogias were small flasks made of metal […]

12 October 2011
Emergency in Egypt: the exodus of the Christian communities continues

At this critical juncture of the political and economic situation in Egypt, the exodus of Christians continues unabated. According to Msgr. Antonios Aziz Mina, Bishop of Giza, interviewed on Radio Vatican, “There are a number of explanations for this phenomenon, but the most important reason is insecurity:  after the revolution no one knows what to […]

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10 October 2011
The healing power of a smile for Bethlehem’s elderly

A group of clowns are on a mission to bring smiles to the faces of the elderly population near Bethlehem’s Antonian Society.  Armed with their singing voices, tambourines, bright colours and red noses, the clown therapy group from Bethlehem’s Caritas Baby Hospital truly livened up the afternoon at a local old peoples home. Following a […]

7 October 2011
Disability in Bethlehem: a nature trip for a group of deaf youngsters from the Ephpheta Institute

A nature trip, an immersion in the mystery of beauty: this was the experience lived by a group of disabled youngsters from the Ephpheta Institute in Bethlehem during a workshop held by the friends of the Brama association – engineers, architects and cameramen who share the passion to communicate what they most love about their […]

6 October 2011
Pro Terra Sancta website in Arabic

As of today, the Arabic version of Pro Terra Sancta’s website is available online.  This site has been launched in order to involve and bring together the Holy land’s Christian population, the living stones and beneficiaries of ATS pro Terra Sancta’s and the Guardian of the Holy Land’s projects. The website for ATS pro Terra […]

5 October 2011
Music in the Holy City: a new series of organ concerts in Jerusalem, organized by the Magnificat Institute

We remind all music lovers and friends of the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem, the music school of the Custody of the Holy Land whose activities have been supported for a number of years by ATS pro Terra Sancta, that tomorrow evening 6 October begins the annual series of “Organ Concerts” organized by the Magnificat Institute […]