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 […]

An excellent turn out was seen at the recent Sebastia conference organized by ATS pro Terra Sancta alongside Sebastia’s township, the Mosaic Centre in Jericho, La Bir Zeit University and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Ancient Times under the project, which was financed by PMSP and the Lombardy region. Over one hundred people attended […]

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 list of interventions made thank to the contributions by private donors and friends who, almost daily, decide to support, even with a small offer, the Custody of the Holy Land projects in favour of the local Christian community, keeps growing. Ettore Soranzo, engineer responsible for the restoration activities in Old Jerusalem coordinated by Ibrahim […]

Civil service in the Holy Land: thank to the collaboration with the University of Bari, ATS pro Terra Sancta and the Custody can also welcome in their offices in Jerusalem young volunteers who will serve there for one year within the framework of the cultural activities and the promotion of the artistic heritage conservation of […]

We publish part of the message by Father Luke, a Franciscan friar working in Rhodes who has recently welcomed some qualified volunteers who will help him design a new website to tell about the Christian and Franciscan presence on the island. Lent/Easter, 2011. This year’s Christmas celebrations were beautiful. The high level music events involved […]

On the occasion of the Holy Easter, the Stella Nova Chorus, made of children from a Milan school (10 years of age and above) e some of their parents and teachers, came to Jerusalem upon invitation by Father Armando Pierucci, founder of the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem. 71 people among choir members and their escorts […]

A friar alone in command.  That was the title of the article on “L’osservatore Romano” (The Roman Observer) about Father Luke, a Franciscan friar who has been living in Rhodes for 5 years now. He takes care of all the Latin parishes on the island. He celebrates about 10 masses a week for the 3000 […]

“MOM”, or Magnificat Open Music: the teachers and pupils of the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem will be playing together in concerts on the first four Tuesdays of May at the Convent of St. Saviour at 6 p.m. (in the Immaculata Hall on 3rd and 20th May, in the church of St. Saviour on 17th and […]

You can become a “Friend of pro Terra Sancta” with a small contribution and help the Christian presence in the Holy Land by supporting the numerous projects of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. With a minimum annual donation of 33 euros, the Friends of pro terra Sancta will receive directly at […]

The Custody of the Holy Land and ATS pro Terra Sancta are very happy to announce their first collaboration with the Australian travel agency Harvest Pilgrimages. One of our primary goals here at ATS is to spread news about the Holy Land to people from all over the world. The Holy Land is full of […]

Report for 2010 of the projects completed by the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of Friars Minor The Custody of the Holy Land continues incessantly its path for the protection and preservation of the Holy Places in Jesus’ Land. I. HOLY PLACES – PILGRIMS 1. Ain Karem – Sanctuary of St. John […]