15th August is a traditionally important day for the Catholic Church and the Holy Land: it is the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. In Jerusalem the solemnity started with the prayer vigil on its eve, 14th August, in the garden facing the entrance to the Basilica of Gethsemane, in what is traditionally acknowledged as the area with the tomb of Virgin Mary. The prayer vigil was focused on the great model of life that […]
This year again the Holy Mass in honour of King Philippe of Belgium was celebrated on the Sunday following the feast day of St Leopold, the patron saint of the Kingdom of Belgium, in the presence of the Consul-General of Belgium, Danielle Haven. For the Custody of the Holy Land, every year these events are a way of giving thanks for the work done in the past and in the present by France, Belgium, Italy and Spain, the four Catholic […]
