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For the music school in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, which ATS continues to support with the project “Magnificat – Music in the Holy City“, Tuesday 4th September was an important day. The Custodian of the Holy Land Fr Pierbattista Pizzaballa officially opened the institute’s new premises in the convent of San […]

Even in the Holy Land the first day of school is finally arrived like every year.  In fact, the lessons are started again for the 1020 students of the institute “Terra Sancta College” of Bethlehem, school run by the Franciscan friars of the custody of the holy land. The return to the school activities is […]

Pope Benedict XVI, after having asked the faithful to pray for his forthcoming journey to Lebanon, closed Wednesday’s General Audience with these words: “I urge all Christians in the Middle East, whether they are recent arrivals or belong to the region´s ancient communities, to help to build peace and reconciliation. I ask God to strengthen […]

Today, Friday 14 September the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon will begin. These are the words spoken by the Holy Father on Sunday at the conclusion of the traditional recitation of the Angelus: “I will have the happy opportunity to meet the Lebanese people and their authorities, in addition to the Christians in […]

After have been presented at the Catholic University of Milan, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence and the Loggia del Capitaniato in Vicenza, the exhibition “Sabastiya, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist” is coming to “tiny” Crespellano, organized by the Parish of San Savino and hosted, from the 15th to […]

The young Italians, who have committed to a year of Civil Service in the Holy Land thanks to an agreement between ATS Pro Terra Sancta and the Università di Bari, relate their experience, the activities that they have completed and their impressions of life in Jerusalem. This is the story of Nando, aged 26, an […]

iBreviary Pro Terra Santa is now available in the new version for Android phones and tablets. After a long period of study and work, the new version is ready to offer something both timely and useful to those who wish to pray on the move, and especially for those who wish to remain spiritually linked […]

The by-now customary encounter between the Father Custos and the volunteers working in support of projects in the Holy Land, now in its fifth edition, will focus on current events and the prospects for the Christian communities as a result of the Arab Spring. The Day for associations and volunteers of the Holy Land, organized […]

The first phase of the project to restore the Church of Gethsemane has been made possible through the support of ATS pro Terra Sancta, with financing from the Italian consulate PMS (Palestinian Municipalities Support) Program that provides for collaboration between an Italian municipality and a Palestinian entity. In this case, Rovereto is the Italian municipality […]

The unloading of the last seven containers of porphyry paving stones coming from the Trentino region in Italy, provided through a donation from the Province of Trento and with the participation of the Consortium of Stone Quarriers and Layers of Albiano (in the Province of Trent), was completed during the torrid heat of August. The […]

With our sincere thanks for the gesture of solidarity offered by this couple of friends of the Holy Land, we reproduce below their own words: “Since the time of our engagement we have made many trips together, and even a few with our first two children when they were young. Then three more children came, […]

The XXXIII edition of the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples at Rimini, entitled “By Nature, Man is Related to the Infinite”, opened today. Among the numerous stands at the meeting is one for ATS pro Terra Sancta. Four volunteers are giving their time, until the end of the event on the 25th of August, to […]

“I hope that you will be able to fruitfully make use of what you have learned, in this short course, to welcome and communicate with visitors who come to Sabastiya”: these were the words the teacher of the Italian course – a collaborator with ATS pro Terra Sancta – directed to the young people who […]

Come to their fourth month in the Holy Land, the Italian boys involved in the Civil Service year thanks to an arrangement between ATS pro Terra Sancta and the University of Bari tell their stories, the activities they carried on and their impression on life in Jerusalem. Following is the story of Davide, involved in […]

Also known as Lake Tiberias, this large lake in the north of the Holy Land saw the beginning of Jesus’ public life. Around the lake, or scattered among the neighboring hills, are found Capernaum, Tiberias, Tabgha, Cana, Mount Tabor and the Mount of Beatitudes… all places where Jesus spent a large part of his life, […]