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On the occasion of the Festival of Saint Anthony, Friday 22 June was dedicated, for the first time, to the elderly ladies in the nursing home run by Bethlehem’s Antonian Charitable Society. The event, which involved 55 elderly and their family and friends, was organised by the Antonian Charitable Society in collaboration with the Franciscan Social Services […]

The humanitarian crisis continues in Syria; violence is raging and many people have had to flee their towns and cities. An interview with Monsignor Mario Zenari, papal nuncio in Damascus, provides an overview of the situation, and the role and consequences of the conflict for Christians in Syria on Terrasanta.net. However, aid work carried out […]

The atmosphere is festive in Sabastiya: small Italian and Palestinian flags are waving on the town square and already in the early hours of the morning the historic center is in a state of ferment. From small children to elderly women, from workers to the youths managing the guesthouse, everyone is eagerly awaiting the important […]

While construction works on the new Terra Sancta school are continuing, a second project is being launched in the Parish of the Good Shepherd in Jericho. In the lower part of the kindergarten a small guesthouse is being set up which will be able to lodge groups of pilgrims who visit this Palestinian city. Despite […]

A month’s volunteer work in Palestine: a graduation present that two Italian students wanted to share with ATS pro Terra Sancta. They arrived in Bethlehem ready to repaint a nursery school managed by the Antonian Society. Their work was carried out under the supervision of Ramy, a Palestinian whitewasher, and with the help of teachers […]

Wednesday 30 May marked the end of the school year at the Terra Sancta College of Bethlehem, with the awarding of diplomas to final-year students. The Terra Santa Boys School is a very important element in the overall educational system of the Palestinian Territories. The Franciscan-managed school welcomes 1,020 students, both Christians and Muslims, and […]

It is well known that solidarity has no boundaries, and neither does it recognize age limits. A very special initiative has been born from the big hearts of three young friends of ATS pro Terra Sancta. Maria Sorbi, Stefano Travaglino and Carolina Gentili from San Donato Milanese (in the Province of Milan) are children of […]

This three dimensional exhibition, realized by ATS pro Terra Sancta allows the visitors to “enter” Capernaum, the village on the shores of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus lived during His public ministry; they will be able to smell the trees and hear the lapping of waters, sounds and voices floating across the lake from […]

On 3rd June the ‘Verde Ambiente’ ecology prize award ceremony took place at the council chambers in Sorrento, near Naples. Italian senator Guido Pollice, president of environmental charity VAS Onlus and founding president of the Italian Green Cross, was also present. Carla Benelli, a member of the ATS pro Terra Sancta family, received the prize […]

The school year is drawing to a close in Palestine. This is the time in which to look back on work carried out and plan future activities. As is happening in schools in Jericho, as part of the three-year project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Jericho” ( MAE […]

On the occasion of the 7th World Meeting of Families 2012, Pro Terra Sancta received a certificate the day before yesterday (30 of May) in Milan for its participation in the International WorkLife Balance Award, organised by the Region of Lombardy and the dall’ Alta Scuola Impresa e Società of Milan Catholic University.  This award aims […]

On 28 May 2002 the certificate of incorporation was signed for the newly created Associazione di Terra Santa (Association for the Holy Land). Ten years later, we present an exclusive interview with Carla Benelli – a collaborator with ATS pro Terra Sancta – who witnessed the birth of the Association and Tommaso Saltini – the […]

There were eleven volunteers. They arrived between Thursday 26 and Friday 27 April, and they stayed in Jerusalem until 10 May. As soon as they landed they put themselves at the service of the Custodial Technical Office and, in the spirit of the association itself, wasted no time in dedicating themselves to the tasks at […]

The exhibition  “Sabastiya, the fruits of history and the memory of John the Baptist”, hosted inside the Biblical Festival of Vicenza from the 18th to the 27th of May, is winning a lot of success. Many visitors stop to admire the pictures exposed in the wonderful location of the Loggia del Capitaniato of Vicenza, reading […]

We asked to hear about the personal experiences of pilgrims who have visited the Holy Land. Below is one of the many messages that we have received in response. “A working holiday and pilgrimage in the Holy Land is an emotional experience for anyone, but as a seventy year old who has made more than […]