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Having reached their third month in the Holy Land, the Italian youths carrying out a year of Civil Service through an agreement between ATS pro Terra Sancta and the University of Bari recount their experiences, the activities they have been carrying out, and their impressions of life in Jerusalem. Here is the account of Giuseppe, […]

By September 2012, the Magnificat Institute of Music in Jerusalem will increase its capacity by 500 square metres of new facilities, thanks to funding from the Le Marche Region (Italy), the municipality of Maiolati Spontini, the Premio Vallesina association and the Custody of the Holy Land. Accordingly, a conference was held on Tuesday 19th June […]

The new site of the library at St. Saviour’s – the Franciscan monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem − is now beginning to take shape. It is far more spacious than its predecessor, even though it actually has less floor space: while the space dedicated to storing books will in fact only be 70% […]

Having reached their third month in the Holy Land, the young Italian men and women committed to a year of Civil Service thanks to an accord between ATS pro Terra Sancta and the University of Bari recount their experiences, the activities completed and their impressions of life in Jerusalem. This is the account of 25 […]

On Friday 6 July in the Church of Gethsemane, in the Garden of Olives, an encounter took place between the Italian Consul General in Jerusalem, Giampaolo Cantini, the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa and economist  of the Custody, Father Ibrahim Faltas. The theme of the day was the visit to the site where […]

Friday 29 June was the last day of the Bethlehem Catholic Action summer camp, promoted within the framework of the project “Supporting emergency education in the Palestinian Autonomous Territories of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Jericho”, supported by the Italian Foreign Minister and ATS Pro Terra Sancta in collaboration with the AVSI Foundation. 200 children between the ages […]

Every morning Raed and Rasmi, expert mosaic workers from the Mosaic Center of Jericho, come from Sabastiya to Jerusalem, to the Basilica of Gethsemane, where the restoring work of the mosaics is under way. They come here to make their skills available and to teach the art of restoring to the five boys of Jerusalem […]

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 […]