News Page 2

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

School restarts: however, many students in Syria and Lebanon will not be able to return to the classroom. Two testimonies from the field.

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.

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.

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,

What remains after a two-week trip to the most challenging areas of Lebanon? Pietro and Alberto, who have just returned from the journey, share their experiences with us.

The testimony of Fadi Bejani, project manager of Pro Terra Sancta in Lebanon, on the recent events in Beirut.

In Tripoli he opened the "Terra Santa summer camp", which also welcomes the children of the neediest families in the city. The project exists thanks to Father Quirico Calella and the contribution of Pro Terra Sancta.

Father Quirico Calella, a Franciscan who arrived in Tripoli in 2016, tells his story and his social and spiritual commitment in Lebanon.

Dr. Banfi, editor of the Umberto Veronesi Foundation magazine, tells us about the origins of Epidermolysis bullosa that affects the so-called "butterfly children", and the therapeutic perspectives that are being tested at the moment.

This week we shared on our social channels two projects that we have carried out thanks to the contribution of the 8xmille funds to the Catholic Church, of which we have long been beneficiaries. These are the project to assist Syrian displaced people after the February 2023 earthquake, and the one to activate educational integration […]