Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine
By Nicole Winfield — March 31, 2024
ROME (AP) — Francis appeared in good form, despite having celebrated the 2½-hour nighttime Easter Vigil just hours before. The pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter.
Easter 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
By Roni Abusaad — March 28, 2024
(The Conversation) — A Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time of Easter, but also about the restrictions on Palestinian Christians.
Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war
By Associated Press — March 25, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) —The annual celebration came as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza. However, the conflict appeared to have had little effect on the procession, which swelled to a similar size as last year.
After unrest at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel curtails freedom of worship for Christians
By Daoud Kuttab — April 13, 2023
(RNS) — Negotiations between church officials and the Israeli police have broken down.
Church: Israel limiting rights of ‘Holy Fire’ worshippers
By Laurie Kellman and Audrey Horowitz — April 12, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief superintendent of the Jerusalem District Police told reporters that the police's top priority is safety on a day when Muslims, Christians and Jews are celebrating their own holidays in the square-kilometer (square-half mile) Old City.
Hymns through masks: Christians mark another pandemic Easter
By Frances D'Emilio — April 5, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — From vast Roman Catholic cathedrals to Protestant churches, worshippers followed regulations on the coronavirus.
Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes
By Joseph Krauss — April 2, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) — "Things are open, but cautiously and gradually," said Wadie Abunassar, an adviser to church leaders in the Holy Land.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen after tax spat
By Delta Systems — February 27, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) — Major denominations, including the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches, said in a statement on Tuesday (Feb. 27) that the church would reopen early Wednesday after being closed for three days to protest the Israeli tax plan.
Christians shutter famous Jerusalem church to protest taxes
By Delta Systems — February 26, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) —The Christian leaders responsible for the site issued a joint statement bemoaning what they called a 'systematic campaign of abuse' against them, comparing it to anti-Jewish laws issued in Nazi Germany.
Israel minister proposes a train station named for Trump at Western Wall
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 27, 2017
(AP) The transport minister said this would honor the U.S. president’s “brave and historic to decision recognize the city as Israel’s capital.”
Trump in Israel, to visit holy sites
By Reuters — May 22, 2017
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - In Jerusalem, he will pray at the Western Wall and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
A busy holiday season in Jerusalem’s Old City
By Kit Doyle — April 13, 2017
(RNS) This year Easter as celebrated by Western Christians falls on the same day as the Eastern Orthodox observance, and that in turns falls within Passover.
Thousands of Christians expected for rapturous Holy Fire ceremony
By Yonat Shimron — April 12, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) The ceremony is described by Orthodox Christians as a 'miracle' that occurs each year on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Easter, as a fire rises from the slab of stone where Jesus’ body was laid.
Restoration work completed on Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem
By Reuters — March 21, 2017
JERUSALEM (Reuters) A team of scientists and restorers has worked for the past nine months at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and focused on a small structure above the burial place.
Mosaic restoration depicting Jesus at Calvary an interfaith effort
By Michele Chabin — March 25, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Mosaic Center in Jericho tries to bridge cultural gaps between Christians and Muslims.
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