ATS Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 05/2010

Dear Friend of the Holy Land,

The Pope will visit Cyprus from the 4^th to the 6^th of June.

In 1219 the boat carrying Francis of Assisi towards Damietta (Egypt) reached the coast of the island. Legend has is that he left two friars on the island. In a country with an overwhelming Orthodox majority the ecumenical nature of this visit will be one of its most eagerly anticipated aspects. (…)

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Franciscan Media Center – News from the Holy Land!

(…)Telling the story of the Holy Land, giving voice and visibility to the Mother Church of Jerusalem, to local Christians and to the Holy Sites is an act of responsibility and of charity towards all those who feel the need, following in the footsteps of Saint Francis, to identify with Jesus and the stones on which he trod. (…)

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The first Sebastiya Heritage day has been a success!

(…) more than 100 people attended the event (…)

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