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A few steps from the Basilica of the Nativity, the Dar al-Majus Community Home of Pro Terra Sancta has been operational for almost three months. It is a tall white stone building, in perfect harmony with the surrounding architecture of Bethlehem. Dar al-Majus literally means “House of the Magi”, and it is here, as it […]

August: in the middle of summer, when the activities take a rest and the games in the sand begin, close to water and beach umbrellas, the liturgical calendar does not stop and indeed, reminds us of one of the most important and beautiful feasts of the Christian-Catholic religion It is the Assumption of the Blessed […]

Father Gabriel Romanelli, of the religious family of the Incarnate Word, is the only Catholic parish priest in the entire Gaza Strip. His parish, dedicated to the Holy Family, is located in Gaza City, and has 134 souls, according to the latest available data. A small but vital community, which Father Gabriel leads with passion, […]

On the occasion of the feast of the Transfiguration, which will be solemnly celebrated tomorrow, August 6, here is the interview with Father Ricardo Bustos, guardian of the Shrine of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the top of Mount Tabor. In his sixties, Father Ricardo is smiling and serene. His habit sways […]

“A center of Oriental Studies on Christianity. That’s what we want to work on today”. To speak in this way, with satisfaction, is Father William Faltas, Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land and guardian father of the Muski convent, in the capital of Cairo. Father William speaks of the Franciscan Center for Oriental […]

Have you ever wondered why the land of Egypt is considered the Holy Land? We find a first answer in the Gospel of Matthew to the following passage: “They (the Magi) had just departed, when an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said to him: “Arise, take the child and […]

A few days ago we told you about the dispensary in Tripoli and about the big sanitary crisis. This laddder is added to many other problem of a desperate Lebanon. Today we continue our insight and go to Beirutto meet Marianne, pediatrician, who tells us about the situation in the hospitals in Lebanon. The testimony […]

We know it: the war in Ukraine has taken attention and resources away from the entire Middle East, especially in Lebanon where the situation is disastrous. Grain is scarce, electricity only works for a few hours a day. They say you cannot even escape: there is a lack of paper and ink for passports. In […]

I am Chiara and I have just finished my year of Universal Civil Service in Bethlehem with the Association Pro Terra Sancta for the project “White Helmets for the Inclusion of Fragile People in Palestine.” When one thinks of Bethlehem, perhaps he or she connects it directly to the birth of Jesus and Christmas. What […]

“Roman coins! Only 50 shekels!” This is how Mahmoud (fancy name) answers when we ask him what are the bronze pieces, vaguely squared, that he hands us. We are in Sebastia, in the North of Palestine, in the middle of the central square of the country. In fact, on the irregularly minted and half-worn face, […]

Of episodes of multiplication of the loaves, the four Gospels abound. There are six in all, with the Gospels of Mark and Matthew even telling two consecutive ones. Yet, in the midst of this abundance, what is missing, as is often the case, are the geographical details that can help identify the place where these […]

In Capernaum, on the shores of Lake Tiberias, some new information panels will guide from now on the visits of tourists and pilgrims to one of the most important archaeological sites of the Holy Land. Finally, it comes to say. This is confirmed by Father Luca Panza, a Franciscan, who has been in Capernaum for […]

Francesco Spagnolli is an assistant country coordinator at the headquarters of Pro Terra Sancta in Damascus . He tells us about his experience in Syria. He arrived in the Syrian capital on May 19 to follow the projects of the Association. We interviewed him to tell us about the reality in which he immersed himself […]

Peter and Paul, two pillars of Christian tradition and faith, are today venerated together by the Catholic Church. It is a choice full of meaning: the two men knew each other and tried together to start the then nascent Church on its first, uncertain steps. And, as is often the case in so many deep […]

The Guesthouse: literally ‘the guest house’. It is a model of hospitality and tourism that is developing a lot, in recent times, all over the world. It is a ‘light’ offer, night and breakfast, with the possibility of living the spaces of the Guesthouse in a flexible way, as if they were really those of […]