News Page 33
27 November 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Bethlehem, the “warm” gift of the Pilgrims Residence Hotel
A few days ago the staff of Association pro Terra Sancta visited the Pilgrims Residence in Bethlehem, a hotel near the Milk Grotto, which this year decided to help with a very useful donation: wool blankets! The volunteers of the Association loaded all the blankets on a van so that they could be distributed immediately. […]
19 November 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Meet the family of Mariam, a child from Bethlehem
“The family – The world’s generating force”, Pope Francis said. A phrase that would seem to become flesh every day in Bethlehem, the place in which the Holy Family was formed. For this reason we dedicate our Christmas campaign to the poorest families in Bethlehem. Among the school students with whom we are acquainted is […]
04 November 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Personalities of the month: interview with Sister Lisi and Sister Caterina of the Antonian Society of Bethlehem
Sister Lisi and Sister Caterina, of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden, are living at the Antonian Charitable Society, a home for the elderly of Bethlehem that welcomes poor women and men, who are alone or suffering from serious mental and physical problems. Sister Catherine is in charge of the […]
30 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Ceramic art and a new guesthouse: giving a new hope to another village in Samaria
Nisf Jbeil is a small village, 300 souls and a few donkeys, located in the hills of Samaria a few kilometers from Sabastiya. Here for the past few months the local community has been in a state of high activity: with little money but lots of good will. A decision was taken: capitalize on the […]
28 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Meet the children of the School Support program in Bethlehem
With the beginning of the school year, the School Support program of the Terra Sancta College in Bethlehem has started once more. The program was created to help students who either are struggling to study on their own, or don’t have good results in school. These boys live in a very difficult environment, from a […]
26 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Aleppo, the Franciscan Church hit by a blast, trembled but did not fall. Father Ibrahim: “Our Holy Mother protected us”
Sunday 25th of October at 5:00 PM, the Franciscan Church in Aleppo was hit during the evening Mass. Luckily, as Father Ibrahim explains in a letter he sent us: “The dome has held up and the bomb exploded in the outside damaging the outside part but never reached the inside”. No one died, but two […]
14 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
The friars of Liguria are supporting two important social and charitable works in Bethlehem
In an act of great generosity, the Commissariat of the Holy Land of Liguria has decided to support the Boys Home and the nursing home of the Antonian Society of Bethlehem in their activities to provide training and care. A reference point in the town of Bethlehem for youth and children in need, the Boys […]
10 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
The “real” balm of Jerusalem: journey through the old medical books of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land
From: custodia.org This month, the Library of the Custody of the Holy Land published a “virtual” exhibit on its official website entitled, “The ‘real’ balm of Jerusalem”. A total of 27 books from the fourteenth to the twentieth century have been made available online. They are thus able to be seen by an international audience, […]
05 October 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
New volunteers at Association pro Terra Sancta meet the Custos: “Thank you for your availability”
On Friday 2 October, the new volunteers of the Association pro Terra Sancta, met for the first time with father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land and president of the Association. The volunteers told him about themselves and about the job they are here for. There are six new volunteers: most of them have been […]
22 September 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Syria: food and medicines reach Aleppo, thanks to a project funded by the Italian Cooperation for development
The people in Aleppo (Syria) have received consistent material aids during the last few months. Here the ongoing conflict is still particularly harsh. The 60-70% of the population is unemployed and can’t access food or medicines. The majority has no more hope, nor believes that something is really going to change. People don’t react anymore […]
17 September 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Meeting at the Vatican to discuss Syrian aids. The Association pro Terra Sancta was also present
Today – Thursday, September 17th 2015 – at the Vatican, the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” held a meeting for all Catholic charities dealing with the Syrian crisis. In attendance was Tommaso Saltini, Director of Association pro Terra Sancta, and one of his collaborators Giacomo Gentile. The aim of the meeting was to assess the work […]
15 September 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Aleppo: the arrival of equipment and medicines is alleviating the health crisis
In Aleppo, a city particularly hard hit during the years of war, there are today only four functioning hospitals; approximately 50% of doctors have fled abroad, and dozens of health workers have been executed or tortured. In addition, most of the population in the area can no longer afford to pay for medical services. Thanks […]
31 August 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Volunteering in the Holy land opens your heart. Federica tells about her experience in Bethlehem
Sixty-two: the number of days that Federica spent as a volunteer in Bethlehem between June and August. These two months run quickly and were full of activities, discoveries, encounters, people and experiences; Federica does not know where to start telling us about her experience. “A few months ago I came to the Holy Land for […]
17 August 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
Nursing home of Bethlehem: launderette is renovated thanks to the support of the Commissariat of Tuscany
The nursing home of the Antonian Society of Bethlehem has finally received the long-awaited washing-machines. For a long time, sister Caterina and the staff at the nursing home used to find it extremely difficult to manage the laundry of the guests. In fact, the already old washing-machines, used to leak water and struggled to wash […]
12 August 2015
by Giacomo Pizzi
To feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty: the Charity Work Program experience in Bethlehem
When Claudia came to the Holy Land, she left home all prejudices and expectations: she wanted to be open to any surprise. And ‘surprise’ is one of the key words of the experience that three students, Claudia Sara and Viviana, lived in Bethlehem from 18 July to 8 August. They participated in the Charity Work Program, a […]
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