“Taking care of the neediest – welcoming and training”: a new project is underway to help children with problems in the Gaza Strip
In the midst of a very complex and difficult socio-political situation, that of the Gaza Strip, where people are suffering from lack of freedom in various areas, many children are [...]
The history of the Custody of the Holy Land is unearthed while digging through old magazines
Work on the San Salvatore library didn’t end when its new headquarters were opened. Rather, thanks to ATS Pro Terra Sancta, and as part of the “Books, Bridges of Peace” [...]
The infinite tragedy of Syria, where the friars are remaining close to the people
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees speaks of 93,000 deaths since March 2011, the beginning of the conflict in Syria. Among these are 6,500 minors and nearly 1,800 babies. [...]
A video about the ancient bells of the Bethlehem Treasure
In 1863, while the kitchen at the Franciscan monastery was being restored, and then subsequently in 1906 a Crusade-era series of bronze and silver objects belonging to the Church of [...]
May's news from the Archaeological Museum
Here you have the Bulletin with the May's news from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Archaeological Museum. The bulletin is edited by the volunteers working at the Museum, in order to provide periodic [...]
Taking care of the elderly: stories of neighbourliness towards Bethlehem’s sick and marginalised
Alone, abandoned by their families, sick and without access to care services: it’s difficult to be elderly in Bethlehem. Since the Palestinian health system depends on international aid, it is [...]
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P. Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM, Custos of the
Holy Land