The two-day workshop in Bethlehem on the theme of education organized by AVSI and ATS pro Terra Sancta opened with a heartfelt intervention by Father Custos, Pierbattista Pizzaballa. “We are all in agreement”, declared Father Custos, “in considering education to be a key factor, but how do we move from this affirmation, which is generally […]

A great success for the exhibition “Holy Land Mosaics”, which was inaugurated 19 July at the Museum of the Old City in Hebron. More than 1,000 people, mostly Palestinian, came on the opening day to see the exhibition that recounts mosaic art in Palestine by means of copies of some of the most beautiful examples […]

Not only cinema will be presented at this year’s Giffoni Film Festival, but also music which goes beyond the differences. Among the special events will be a concert organized by the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem which will appear with its Yasmeen choir made up of 25 Arab adolescents. The homage to Italy with “Va’Pensiero” and […]

Following the success of the exhibition of copies of the Dome of the Rock mosaics, which was on display in the Palestinian Territories and Jordan during 2009 and 2010, the Mosaic Centre of Jericho is mounting its own exhibition in Hebron of copies of ancient Palestinian mosaics. The inauguration of the exposition will take place […]

Thanks to the contributions of friends of Italian Catholic Action, the old cinema of Catholic Action in Bethlehem will in a few days reopen to families after having been shut for a number of years. The cinema was built in 1973 and was closed in 1987 during the first intifada. Since then there have been […]

A new meeting has been scheduled at the Ephpheta Institute in Bethlehem for the 19th and 20th of July, on the theme of education in the Palestinian Territories. After the success of the initiative dedicated to “training the trainers” in the field of disability, ATS pro Terra Sancta and AVSI, the lead manager for the […]

A summer camp for 200 children was held at Catholic Action of Bethlehem from 13 June to 8 July, as part of the project AVSI MAE 9226/AVSI/TOC, managed and executed by ATS pro Terra Sancta. The children of Bethlehem have at their disposal only a very few recreational and social centers in which they can […]

The new Internet site of the Custody of the Holy Land dedicated to Rhodes is available online from today in five languages, including Greek! The site recounts the history and the presence of the Franciscans on the island of Rhodes, through photos, videos, news and in-depth analyses. It is a space that serves both the […]

The summer camp in Bethlehem supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta in collaboration with AVSI is now taking place. AVSI is in charge of the overall project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories” which is financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project was proposed due to the fact that the […]

New sessions for sensitizing, educating and bringing up-to-date teachers, parents and workers in the Palestinian sector on the delicate issue of disability. ATS pro Terra Sancta has during the past week carried on a series of meetings on the theme of functional psychomotor skills in collaboration with the Istituto Superiore Formazione Aggiornamento e Ricerca (ISFAR) […]

“Telling the Story of the Holy Land” through pictures, showing the friends of the Holy Land the reality in which the Custody of the Holy Land and the Franciscan friars work – this is the aim of the collection of videos and films made available by ATS pro Terra Sancta. The new part of the […]

Support the Holy Sites and the Christian presence in the Holy Land! You can support  the project “Gaza emergency” by donating: ONLINE on www.proterrasancta.org/en/help/ BY BANK ACCOUNT ATS – Associazione di Terra Santa Banca Popolare Etica IBAN: IT67 W050 18121010 0000 0122691 – BIC CODE: CCRTIT2T84A video produced for ATS pro Terra Sancta by Andrea […]

The training course “Managing behaviour problems at school” ended successfully. The course was organized by AVSI in cooperation with ATS pro Terra Sancta, thank to the contribution of the Italian Cooperation for Devolpment and a number of small donors. The organization of the initiative, part of a wider project aimed at training trainers for disabled […]

After many years, ancient Samaria goes back to being a pilgrimage and tourist spot. The region, mentioned in both the old and the new Testament, presents a priceless religious, cultural and archaeological heritage and has today a new added value. Sebastiya, capital of the region, hosts important remains of the Roman, Byzantine and Crusader ages, […]

A new website, entirely dedicated to the Catholic Church on the island of Rhodes,  is now online. www.catholicchurchrhodes.com The Archdiocese daily management is under the responsibility of the Vicar General, who since 1972 has been a Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land. The Franciscan presence in Rhodes is actually quite old and dates […]

Each day ATS pro Terra Sancta and the Custody of the Holy Land receive numerous messages of support and love for the Holy Land. We present several of these below. *** Dear Sir or Madam, I wish to thank you for the information that you sent which allowed me to feel a bit closer to […]

We present below two small but important examples of solidarity, in support of our projects for the children of the Holy Land. *** At the initiative of the teachers, the children and parents of the elementary school “Virgilio Giotti” in Trieste work together throughout the school year to reach a shared objective, that of aiding […]

We reproduce below an article from anconainforma.it about the Magnificat music school, founded by Father Armando Pierucci and supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta, the NGO of the Custody of the Holy Land. Moie (Ancona) – Another important award for the work of Father Armando Pierucci in Jerusalem. The Magnificat music school, which he directs […]

The following is an article taken from the site oecumene.radiovaticana.org, describing the initiative supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta which has enabled the exhibition of mosaics from the Holy Land at Al Quds University in Jerusalem. “The mosaics of the Holy Land are proof of the rich cultural and religious heritage of the region. This […]

A grand success for the exhibition “Holy Land Mosaics”, inaugurated in the presence of representatives of all of the institutions involved in its organization (the Vice President of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, the representative of the Office of the European Union in Jerusalem, a representative of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, representatives of […]