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The new Internet site of the Custody of the Holy Land dedicated to Rhodes is available online from today in five languages, including Greek! The site recounts the history and the presence of the Franciscans on the island of Rhodes, through photos, videos, news and in-depth analyses. It is a space that serves both the […]

The summer camp in Bethlehem supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta in collaboration with AVSI is now taking place. AVSI is in charge of the overall project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories” which is financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project was proposed due to the fact that the […]

New sessions for sensitizing, educating and bringing up-to-date teachers, parents and workers in the Palestinian sector on the delicate issue of disability. ATS pro Terra Sancta has during the past week carried on a series of meetings on the theme of functional psychomotor skills in collaboration with the Istituto Superiore Formazione Aggiornamento e Ricerca (ISFAR) […]

“Telling the Story of the Holy Land” through pictures, showing the friends of the Holy Land the reality in which the Custody of the Holy Land and the Franciscan friars work – this is the aim of the collection of videos and films made available by ATS pro Terra Sancta. The new part of the […]

Support the Holy Sites and the Christian presence in the Holy Land! You can support  the project “Gaza emergency” by donating: ONLINE on www.proterrasancta.org/en/help/ BY BANK ACCOUNT ATS – Associazione di Terra Santa Banca Popolare Etica IBAN: IT67 W050 18121010 0000 0122691 – BIC CODE: CCRTIT2T84A video produced for ATS pro Terra Sancta by Andrea […]

The training course “Managing behaviour problems at school” ended successfully. The course was organized by AVSI in cooperation with ATS pro Terra Sancta, thank to the contribution of the Italian Cooperation for Devolpment and a number of small donors. The organization of the initiative, part of a wider project aimed at training trainers for disabled […]

After many years, ancient Samaria goes back to being a pilgrimage and tourist spot. The region, mentioned in both the old and the new Testament, presents a priceless religious, cultural and archaeological heritage and has today a new added value. Sebastiya, capital of the region, hosts important remains of the Roman, Byzantine and Crusader ages, […]

A new website, entirely dedicated to the Catholic Church on the island of Rhodes,  is now online. www.catholicchurchrhodes.com The Archdiocese daily management is under the responsibility of the Vicar General, who since 1972 has been a Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land. The Franciscan presence in Rhodes is actually quite old and dates […]

Each day ATS pro Terra Sancta and the Custody of the Holy Land receive numerous messages of support and love for the Holy Land. We present several of these below. *** Dear Sir or Madam, I wish to thank you for the information that you sent which allowed me to feel a bit closer to […]

We present below two small but important examples of solidarity, in support of our projects for the children of the Holy Land. *** At the initiative of the teachers, the children and parents of the elementary school “Virgilio Giotti” in Trieste work together throughout the school year to reach a shared objective, that of aiding […]

We reproduce below an article from anconainforma.it about the Magnificat music school, founded by Father Armando Pierucci and supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta, the NGO of the Custody of the Holy Land. Moie (Ancona) – Another important award for the work of Father Armando Pierucci in Jerusalem. The Magnificat music school, which he directs […]

The following is an article taken from the site oecumene.radiovaticana.org, describing the initiative supported by ATS pro Terra Sancta which has enabled the exhibition of mosaics from the Holy Land at Al Quds University in Jerusalem. “The mosaics of the Holy Land are proof of the rich cultural and religious heritage of the region. This […]

A grand success for the exhibition “Holy Land Mosaics”, inaugurated in the presence of representatives of all of the institutions involved in its organization (the Vice President of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, the representative of the Office of the European Union in Jerusalem, a representative of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, representatives of […]

Below we present an article published on guidaviaggi.it, in which the Custos of the Holy Land and President of ATS pro Terra Sancta Pierbattista Pizzaballa provides reassurance to the numerous pilgrims who each year visit the Holy Land and to other persons interested in going to the Holy Places. ATS pro Terra Sancta, the NGO […]

Source: http://palestineguesthouse.com/2011/02/20/sebastia-guesthouse/ The ancient ruins on the hilltop above Sebastia, a short drive from Nablus, are a popular destination for Israeli tour buses, but few of the groups on them ever stay long enough to venture into the small town below. In fact, the Israeli Tourism Ministry leaflets distributed for free at the archaeological site […]