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News, events, projects from the Holy Land. Discover the latest news and stories from Pro Terra Sancta. Information is the basis for understanding the value of a land too often forgotten.
25 October 2024
by Emma Garroni
Mary, Queen of Palestine: A Gaze that Embraces
“Perhaps today’s tragedy needs this gentleness more than ever: a gaze that embraces the entire situation, with all its complex history, without lingering lazily on easy simplifications.” Amid the delicate branches and pink petals of bougainvillea climbing the stone walls stands, in Deir Rafat, the sanctuary of Mary, Queen of Palestine. At the summit of […]
18 October 2024
by Giacomo Pizzi
The Martyrs of Damascus and Emir al-Jazairi: Two Messages of Peace
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, Pope Francis will celebrate the canonization in Rome of the eleven martyrs of Damascus: eight friars of the Custody of the Holy Land and three Maronite laymen, executed for their faith in 1860. This event represents not only the recognition of their sacrifice but also a strong message of peace […]
16 October 2024
by Emma Garroni
Notes of Peace: The Organ and Music Festival of Rhodes
In the early days of October, the weather in Rhodes is still mild—autumn lingers—and the island echoes with solemn notes, sweetly spreading around the Church of St. Francis. From October 1st to 5th, the Church of St. Francis in Rhodes hosted the twelfth edition of the Organ and Music Festival Rhodes, organized by the Catholic […]
11 October 2024
by Emma Garroni
United in suffering, together beyond differences
“One thing that struck me, during these days of emergency and pain, was seeing how people started helping each other, even though they belong to different communities. Even though some are Christians and others are Muslims.” This is how Fadi Bejani, the coordinator of our projects in Lebanon, responds to the question “Have you seen […]
07 October 2024
by Emma Garroni
Meanwhile we clean our house
Sebastia is a small village located in the West Bank, in the green region of Samaria; surrounded by expanses of olive trees, today it is experiencing the drama of war. On the hills around, settler settlements are expanding more and more, threatening the safety of the villagers. Over time we have launched many projects, with […]
07 October 2024
by Giacomo Pizzi
What we carry out is something sacred
Looking for the fit between the tiles of a mosaic to compose the details of an image almost never succeeds on the first attempt. Try to bring the stone closer to the tiles already glued, trying to make it fit together as much as possible; then, turn it over until you find the most similar […]
07 October 2024
by Andrea Avveduto
October 7: One Year Later
We could have imagined that the war would be long. But today—one year later—facing a bloody showdown between the main regional powers was a fear we would gladly have done without. Today’s anniversary is not something that belongs to the past. It is not the memory of an event that time is attempting to reconcile. […]
04 October 2024
by Emma Garroni
Francis and the Sultan: The Power of Words
1219, Damietta, Egypt: while the country burns with the fires and blood of the Crusades, two friars meet Malik al-Kāmil, Sultan of Egypt and Palestine. The war, the fifth Crusader attempt to conquer Jerusalem, has also reached Egypt, with the strategic goal of capturing an important port to be used as a bargaining chip. In […]
27 September 2024
by Emma Garroni
Updates from Lebanon: First aid truck arrives at its destination
Updates from Lebanon – In the afternoon, the first truck of humanitarian aid from Beirut reached the displaced people who had taken refuge in the convent of Tyre. Tyre, 27 September – Since 23 September, Lebanon has been hit by a series of devastating air raids , with a tragic toll that so far counts […]
25 September 2024
by Emma Garroni
Lebanon: “It is a dramatic moment.” Voices from the field
“Immediate measures were implemented to contain the situation, but the truth is that no one was truly ready to face something like this.” “It was a dramatic day.” This is how Fadi Behjani, the project manager of Pro Terra Sancta’s offices in Lebanon, describes Tuesday, September 24, the second day when a rain of Israeli […]
20 September 2024
by Giacomo Pizzi
Changing the world with a t-shirt
“Often, our young people wear t-shirts that convey messages of cynicism, harshness, and sometimes violence. This project allowed them to create clothing that suits their tastes, with styles, tones, and colors they like, but that also carries a message of hope.” Dewdrops make no noise, and neither does the blade of grass that grows in […]
13 September 2024
by Emma Garroni
When school is a privilege
School restarts: however, many students in Syria and Lebanon will not be able to return to the classroom. Two testimonies from the field.
06 September 2024
by Emma Garroni
A museum for peace
How can a museum create dialogue? The Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem wants to build a bridge of peace between peoples, through dialogue and cultural recognition.
30 August 2024
by Giacomo Pizzi
War in Lebanon, in Deir Mimass the candle that won’t go out
Father Toufic, parish priest of a vast area in southern Lebanon, tells of his land poised between the uncertainty of the present and the need to start again, the desire to keep alive the flame of hope in a peace that must come.
09 August 2024
by Emma Garroni
The ancient voice of Palestine: traditional folk tales
At the Dar Al-Majus in Bethlehem, a series of readings of ancient folk tales from Palestine educates local children in the beauty of their tradition,
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