An exhibition to help make better known in Italy the archaeological site of Sebastia in the Palestinian Territories, to tell the story of the conservation and development activities undertaken in the village by ATS pro Terra Sancta (the NGO of the Custody of the Holy Land), and to highlight the contribution to the project provided […]

Evidence of dialogue in a Cairo besieged by the army and demonstrators. A library run by Franciscan friars where professors from the Islamic religious universities send their students to research their theses on such saints as Saint Frances and Saint Bonaventure. Here to tell about the things that are happening at the Mouski Convent, in […]

“Jugend musiziert” (young people make music) – a benefit concert for the Magnificat Institute, the school of music of the Custody of the Holy Land, took place on Sunday, 23 January at the Musikschule Grünwald. Markus Lentz, organiser of the concert, describes in an interview how he came up with the idea, and the importance […]

We have reproduced below the letter written by Father Armando, director of the Custody of the Holy Land’s music school in Jerusalem, the Magnificat, to supporters and friends of the Grünwald music school. The words of Father Armando were read aloud on the occasion of the concert this past 23 January. Dear Friends, Dear Director, […]

A project developed jointly by ATS pro Terra Sancta, AVSI, the Custody of the Holy Land and Ephpheta Paul VI, all very much committed to and involved in education and social works, with the aim of promoting and supporting education in the schools of the Holy Land: Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories […]

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The restoration of Palestinian artistic and cultural heritage, the training of the population and the development of the local economy: the splendid village of Sebastia, located to the north of Nablus in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories, will soon be at the center of an exhibition of videos and photographs to be exhibited in Milan by ATS pro […]

Great success for the series of lessons on the education of disabled children, entitled “Working with pupils with visual and auditive problems: inclusive education at school”, promoted by ATS pro Terra Sancta in the Territories of Palestinian Autonomy which ended last week. The meetings were organized by Prof. Sami Basha, from the University of Hebron, […]

Communicating the Holy Land in an innovative manner while offering modern services that keep pace with the times as a means of evangelization: this is the ultimate objective of the new developments in the technological sphere promoted by the Franciscan Brothers, Guardians of the Holy Places. To offer to pilgrims and friends of the Holy […]

‘Jugend musiziert’ (young people make music) – a benefit concert for the Magnificat Institute, the school of music of the Custody of the Holy Land, took place on Sunday, 23 January at 6 p.m. in the August Everding Saal of the Musikschule Grünwald. A brief report on the evening by organiser Markus Lentz: “Dear Friends, I […]

Celebrations in the Christian district of old Jerusalem for the inauguration of a house entirely renovated and restored by the Technical Office of the Custody of the Holy Land. Before being renovated in the framework of the project “Jerusalem, Stones of memory” promoted by ATS Pro Terra Sancta, the house was in extreme hygienic and […]

Not only modernization of infrastructure, but above all an improvement and updating in teaching methods in order to keep pace with the times: these are the objectives, highlighted by the Custos of the Holy Land and President of ATS pro Terra Sancta, Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, of the three-year project that will focus on Terra Sancta […]

“Jugend musiziert” – a benefit concert for the Magnificat Institute, the school of music of the Custody of the Holy Land, will take place on Sunday, 23 January at 6 p.m. in the August Everding Saal of the Musikschule Grünwald . “As last year, we want to extend our focus beyond the competition with a […]

Few could forget Bethlehem’s Christmas mass of 2010.  We began preparations for this night back in September of 2009, working in collaboration with the Academy of the Arts’ Orchestra for Sacred music.  The Orchestra had already performed a concert of holy music at the steeple of Milan’s Cathedral and was planning another at Moscow’s ‘Golden […]

An almost chance occurrence, resulting from an Internet search: that is how Morena Tramonti, a young Italian archaeologist, discovered the existence of the “Sebastia” project, supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta, and left for the Holy Land to dedicate several months to the activities that have been developed in recent years in the Palestinian village […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters, In this first Angelus of 2011, I offer everyone my good wishes for peace and well-being as I entrust them to Mary Most Holy, whom we celebrate today as Mother of God. At the beginning of a new year the Christian people gathers in spirit at the Grotto in Bethlehem, where […]

Thanks to the collaboration between ATS pro Terra Sancta and Father Paolo Padrini, inventor of the Ibreviary – the convenient application for praying on mobile devices that has become all the rage in Italy and the world among both laypeople and priests – it’s becoming easier all the time to stay close to the Holy […]

Peace and Good: St. Francis’s greeting helps us to enjoy the eternal novelty of Christmas, accompanying us towards the truth and keeping us away from everything that depreciates and make the meaning of this celebration ambiguous. Let’s not make vain this Christmas which comes for the umpteenth time  but which is always new. Because Christmas […]

The idea was born more than a year ago, from the need to decide on a new pavement to be placed at the center of the archaeological site of Capernaum, among the excavations in the city of Jesus along the shore of Lake Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee). The ideal material for […]

The project to aid the Christians of Gaza sponsored by ATS pro Terra Sancta continues to make good progress, thanks to the efforts of the parish priest and curate of the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip. The two Argentinean priests, who take into their own home youth with severe disabilities, are now coordinating […]