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On Thursday 28 February the inaugural ceremony for the General Library and the Historical Archives of the Custody of the Holy Land took place. Attendees were also able to admire the splendid volumes from the exhibition “Books of the Holy Land. A journey among the ancient books of the General Library of the Custody of […]

The 21st edition of the World Day of the Sick on the 10th February was also celebrated at the Basilica of St Catherine of Bethlehem. The Holy Mass brought together sick people of all ages: children, young people, adults and elders. The day brought a moment of prayer, of sharing and proximity towards the sick […]

On Saturday the 2nd of March 2013 the book “Dall’assedio della Natività all’assedio della città” (“From the siege of the Nativity to the siege of the City”), written by fra Ibrahim Faltas— councilor of ATS pro Terra Sancta— will be presented in Milan. This book has been written on the tenth anniversary of the siege of […]

After having visited with us Sabastiya, Jericho and the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, and after having seen first-hand the projects delivered by ATS pro Terra Sancta in these places, this is Patrycja’s message: “I would like to thank you all for a great experience I had visiting your projects. Not only […]

The families at the Christian quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem are opening the doors of their houses to receive an unexpected present, a token of friendship that is coming from far away. A friend pro Terra Sancta, apart from offering specific support to the ATS pro Terra Sancta projects, also wanted to offer […]

The new premises of the General Library and Archives of the Custody of the Holy Land will be inaugurated on Thursday 28th February from 8:30 am at the “Immacolata” Hall in the Convent of St Saviour (Old City of Jerusalem). On the same date we will also open the exhibition “Books of the Holy Land. […]

At the end of his experience, Alessandro tells his story, one of the four young Italians, who during the past year have worked on different ATS pro Terra Sancta projects, thanks to an agreement with the University of Bari. Alessandro worked in the library of the convent of San Salvatore, on the project “Books, Bridges […]

This week four young Italians will be completing their year of Civilian Service, during which time they have each been involved, in different manners, in the projects of ATS pro Terra Sancta, as a result of an agreement with the University of Bari. They have made use of their individual skills and knowledge, but above […]

Once again in 2012, at Christmas time, a very large number of friends of the Holy Land have offered their support to the living stones of Bethlehem and the works of the Franciscan friars in the town of Jesus. As a result of your contributions ATS pro Terra Sancta has been able to provide concrete […]

On Friday 15 February, the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan will host an encounter entitled “A living presence: the stories and faces of Holy Land Christians”. During the meeting, which will include talks by Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custodion of the Holy Land and Andrea Tornielli, La Stampa‘s Vatican correspondent, the book Aggrappati alle […]

The crisis that Egypt is going through in the last few months is a generalised crisis, both political, economical and social. In an article published sometime ago in our website, Father Ibrahim Faltas, Franciscan from the Custody of the Holy Land, upon returning from a trip in Egypt, told us about the harsh reality that […]

They have brought Bethlehem with them on their winter tour, by talking to thousands of young people about what they saw and lived in the Holy Land and more importantly in the city where Jesus was born. They are ‘The Sun’, a young Italian rock band that was involved in ATS’ Christmas campaign pro Terra […]

This week four young Italians finish their Civil Service in the Holy Land. During the past year, they worked on different ATS pro Terra Sancta projects, thanks to an agreement with the University of Bari. The students put their skills and knowledge into practice, learning a lot and gaining from a unique human and professional […]

Starting today, 1 February 2013, pilgrims can once again celebrate mass at the church in the Monastery of St. Francis Ad Coenaculum (familiarly known as the Little Cenacle), on Mount Zion, a few steps from the site of the Last Supper. And the Franciscan friars will be able to return to live in their monastery, […]

In March 2012 we resumed work on studying and cataloguing the finds at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Archaeological Museum. This sparked the idea of starting up a short news bulletin, edited by the volunteers working at the museum, in order to provide periodic updates on our progress and demonstrate the potential of the institution to those […]