Candles lit by sacred fire light up the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in April 2011. The church is said to be built over the original burial place of Jesus Christ. The structure in the ...
The last time the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed for an extended period was in 1349, during an outbreak of the Black Death in Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel.
Christians will celebrate Easter at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre this year after the storied church remained closed last Easter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian leaders said they will reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after Israeli officials suspended a plan to impose taxes on church properties in the holy city.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is reopening this weekend, after being closed in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Custodians of the Holy Sepulchre ...
JERUSALEM — It’s a modern-day miracle. After centuries of turf wars and even brawls, the dueling denominations overseeing Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre have collectively approved ...
An excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem uncovered evidence that might confirm the tradition that Jesus was crucified and buried at the site. Archaeological work at the Church of ...
Christian pilgrims light candles inside the Holy Sepulchre church during Good Friday in Jerusalem on April 14, 2017. During this festive time when millions of Christians around the world celebrate the ...
STORY: (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMIT RE'EM, JERUSALEM REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, SAYING: "This is a piece, main piece of the main high altar of the Holy Sepulchre church. It ...
The church will remain closed until further notice. — -- For the second day in a row, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City remains shuttered in a tax standoff with the city's ...
Believed to stand directly above Jesus Christ's tomb, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is considered one of the world's holiest Christian sites. Emperor Constantine originally built the church in 326 ...
Within the Old City of Jerusalem, the most sacred site for Christians is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This ornate Romanesque/Baroque structure sits atop the traditional site of Golgotha where ...