Below we present an article published on guidaviaggi.it, in which the Custos of the Holy Land and President of ATS pro Terra Sancta Pierbattista Pizzaballa provides reassurance to the numerous pilgrims who each year visit the Holy Land and to other persons interested in going to the Holy Places. ATS pro Terra Sancta, the NGO […]

Source: http://palestineguesthouse.com/2011/02/20/sebastia-guesthouse/ The ancient ruins on the hilltop above Sebastia, a short drive from Nablus, are a popular destination for Israeli tour buses, but few of the groups on them ever stay long enough to venture into the small town below. In fact, the Israeli Tourism Ministry leaflets distributed for free at the archaeological site […]

ATS pro Terra Sancta has created its photographic galleries – many shots, taken by professionals and volunteers of the Custody of the Holy Land, collected by theme to “narrate the Holy Land” through images. The situation in the Holy Land has been long characterized by complex political tensions, religious radical stands, constant emergencies and social […]

Today, 24th May, the exhibition “Mosaic Heritage of Palestine” was inaugurated in the main campus of Al-Quds University of Jerusalem. It has been organized by the Mosaic Center Jericho with the support of ATS pro Terra Sancta with funds from the European Union. During the conference, with the participation of representatives from some of the […]

The project sponsored by ATS pro Terra Sancta to care for older generations in Bethlehem is continuing successfully. Thanks to the support of the Spanish NGO Manos Unidas and Honorary Professor Sa’adeh Sahouri (physiotherapy lecturer at Bethlehem University), Societá Antoniana, which cares for 26 elderly people, has opened a physiotherapy unit. The new physiotherapist, who […]

Thanks to the collaboration between Avsi and the Mosaic Center Jericho, the school of Ephpheta in Bethlehem is currently hosting a course of mosaics. The school is a centre for hearing-impaired children of all ages.  We have visited the classes of the 3-year weekly course held by an expert from the Mosaic Center Jericho for […]

Mosaic Centre Jericho launches the Exhibition of copies of Ancient Palestinian Mosaic Masterpieces at Al Quds University in Abu Dis Following the success of the exhibition of copies of the Dome of the Rock mosaics, which has been on display in the Palestinian Territories and Jordan during 2009 an 2010, the Mosaic Centre Jericho – […]

Giotto in the Holy Land is a project launched by ATS pro Terra Sancta with the help of generous contributions from the municipality and province of Padua, who wanted to pay homage to the reproduction of the Scrovegni Chapel that has been ongoing in the Holy Land since 2009. The exhibition has recently opened in […]

  Emmaus El Qubeibe, a day after Easter … Many Christians gathered here at the Franciscan church in the village which a tradition claims was that towards which two disciples were walking, shattered by the tragic events in Jerusalem.   From a terrace in the garden, the eyes and minds of friars turn a specific page […]

I offer all my support to the initiatives which you are undertaking in order to contribute to creating socio-economic conditions which will help those Christians who have chosen to remain in their country, and I urge the whole Church to provide strong support to these efforts” The Bishop of Mondovi (CN), Bishop Luciano Pacomio, has […]

The first edition of the Magnificat Open Music concerts (MOM) is finished and ready to go.  The next two concerts featuring a program of sacred music will take place in the Saint Salvatore church in Jerusalem on Tuesday the 17th and Tuesday the 24th of May at 6pm, entrance is free. The idea behind the […]

As from today, the life and stories of the Custody are also on the iPad. The brand new application, available from today at the iTunes store in four languages, is called “Terra Sancta” and allows always having the information on what is happening in the Hole Places, news and videos on the life of the […]

An exhibition about the life of Jesus in Capernaum will be organized on the occasion of the first Meeting for Friendship among Peoples in Rimini. The idea behind this exhibition comes from the meeting between the Custodian of the Holy Land, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, with some friends of the Rimini meeting, many of whom have served […]

In February, four volunteers from the National Civil Service began work in Bethlehem. The project, entitled One Step Away from the Earth, is sponsored by the Icarus Consortium of Foggia, who have long collaborated and supported the work of the Custody of the Holy Land / ATS Pro Terra Sancta. The project aims to provide […]

This article concerns Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, guardian of the Holy Land and president of ATS pro Terra Sancta, and his recent intervention at the international convention for peace in the Middle East.  This convention was held by the Italian Centre in Turin, and addressed the theme of “ethnic and religious minorities in the Mediterranean. Thanks […]

Here follows the text signed by the Bishop of Cremona, Mgr. Dante Lafranconi, published on the site of the Diocese of Cremona on the occasion of the Holy Easter 2011. The Diocese of Cremona, active in supporting the Christian Communities in the Holy Land, participated in the campaign to collect Christmas funds “Help Bethlehem”. More […]

The Franciscans of the Custody have been in the Holy Land since the passage of St. Francis in 1219. Since then, the Friars worked to guard, discover and explain the Holy Sites. A longtime friendship stands between the CRSM Foundation and the Custody of the Holy Land. The custody of the Holy Land is the […]

What has been done thank to your help to the Franciscan Social Service Office. ATS pro Terra Sancta carries out its projects for children, families and the elder in Bethlehem in cooperation with the Franciscan Social Service Office and Saint Catherine’s church. Thank to the contribution of all of you, and the intense commitment of […]

Also during the Holy Week (until Wednesday) you can visit the Museum of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, founded in 1902 as the first museum in Jerusalem and recently reopened to visitors. The Museum of the  Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is an archaeological museum and presents priceless findings from the excavations carried out by the fathers of […]

The following are stories reported by ATS pro Terra Sancta volunteers working in Bethlehem.  Thanks to the help of the Franciscan Social Service Office, they can get involved with very serious cases. THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS… M and her family live in a very old and poorly maintained house that has many problems: the roof […]