Lorenzo Vita/ custodia.org: For the whole Church, that of St. John the Baptist is a special feast. The only one concerning a birth along with that of Mary and Jesus. And this, as explained by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, clearly marks the importance of the Precursor throughout the history of Christianity. The Custody honored the Baptist in Ain Karem, in the two places that tradition identifies as the initial stages of his journey.   On Tuesda ...more