Updates from ATS pro Terra Sancta and their plans for the multi ethnic island of Cyprus

Cyprus: support activities for the “Aid Center for Migrants”

Work continues to create the “Aid Center for Migrants” in Cyprus – part of the province of the Custody of the Hold Land -, thanks to the commitment of the Sri Lankan Sisters of Perpetual Help. The center, due to be completed within a year, is already a reference point for many migrants (men, women and children) hailing from Asian and African countries, specifically Sri Lanka and sub-Saharan Africa. Activities  [...]

Aggiornamenti dal progetto di ATS pro Terra Sancta nella multietnica isola di Cipro

Cipro: sostegno alle attività del “Centro di Aiuto per Migranti”

Proseguono i lavori di creazione del “Centro di Aiuto per Migranti” nell’isola di Cipro – che fa parte della Provincia della Custodia di Terra Santa -, grazie all’impegno delle Sorelle dell’Aiuto Perpetuo provenienti dallo Sri Lanka. Il Centro, che sarà ultimato entro un anno, è già punto di riferimento per molti migranti, uomini, donne e bambini, provenienti da paesi asiatici, in particolar modo dallo Sri Lanka, e da paesi africani,  [...]

Cyprus: scholarships and new initiatives to support Christians in need on the island

Scholarships for needy students, aid to families and support for women in difficulty: ATS pro Terra Sancta is launching the project “Cyprus“, whose aim is to support, through the generosity of small private donors, the valuable services of the Custody of the Holy Land to the multiethnic community of the island. In Cyprus, there is a small Catholic community made up of adherents of the Maronite and Latin rites, the  [...]

Pope Benedict XVI visited Cyprus

The Pope’s visit to the Holy Land of Cyprus

“In my thoughts and prayers, I am especially mindful of the many priests and religious in the Middle East who are currently experiencing a particular call to conform their lives to the mystery of the Lord’s Cross. Through the difficulties facing their communities as a result of the conflicts and tensions of the region, many families are taking the decision to move away, and it can be tempting for their  [...]

The valuable services of the Custody of the Holy Land within the multicultural community of Cyprus

Cyprus

It is these ancient ties and significant occurrences that render Cyprus an area of sacred land.  Caught between past and present, it possesses an incredible wealth of ancient ruins which perfectly capture the ancient civilization and mythical deities, the antiquated churches and Byzantine monasteries as well as unexpected medieval and gothic cathedrals. Cyprus has a small, tightly knit Catholic community of Latin and maronite followers.  These people enjoy the same   [...]