August 2010

ATS Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 08/2010

Dear Friend of the Holy Land, Story of the Holy Land: the project continues with the help of volunteer archeologists The intervention foresees a relevant and effective part dedicated to the vocational training of local resources as professional figures competent in the sector of preservation and use of the cultural heritage of the Holy Land. ATS Pro Terra Sancta is looking for private and institutional donors to continue with the  [...]

July 2010

ATS Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 07/2010

Dear Friend of the Holy Land, Gaza and Westbank emergency: a project in support of the disabled people In Palestine, from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip, there is no support in place for children with learning difficulties of for families with disabled children (…) *** Bridges for peace Bridges for Peace is an educational project encouraging dialogue and peace in the Holy Land through the involvement of the  [...]

June 2010

ATS Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 06/2010

Dear Friend of the Holy Land, The Custos of the Holy Land has been reelected! Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa has been reelected Custos of the Holy Land. He will also be de jure head of ATS Pro Terra Sancta for the next three years. *** The Pope will visit Cyprus from the 4th to the 6th of June. *** Gaza emergency: ATS Pro Terra Sancta has been present in Gaza since  [...]

May 2010

ATS Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 05/2010

Dear Friend of the Holy Land, The Pope will visit Cyprus from the 4th to the 6th 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.  [...]

April 12th, 2010

Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter – 04/2010

Dear Friends of the Holy Land, Pro Terra Sancta is the aid organisation of the Franciscans in the Holy Land. Since the 14th Century the Franciscans have been protecting the Holy places of Christendom on behalf of the Church and supporting the Christian minority in the Middle East. The purpose of the aid organisation is to support the Franciscan’s projects financially, to enable them to perform their ministries on behalf  [...]

April 1st 2010, Jerusalem

Pro Terra Sancta – Newsletter 04/2010

Dear Friends of the Holy Land, help us supporting one of the most important activities implemented by the Custody of the Holy Land: The project aims at renovating apartments of the Custody of the Holy Land that are rented to poor Christian families for a symbolic price. Many units need urgent renovation to restore decent and healthy living conditions in order to fix problems and improve the quality of the  [...]

Newsletter Christmas 2009

Learn more about our project in support of Bethlehem’s children, suffering from hardship due to the Middle East conflict. Growing old, where poverty reigns, the native town of Jesus Christ can be quite a lonesome place. The relief organization of the Franciscans in the Holy Land supports a project for elderly people in Bethlehem, that society has left behind.

Please help spread the word and place a banner (download Banner) or link (www.proterrasancta.org) on your web page.

Thank you for supporting the Franciscans’ projects in the Holy Land.

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