Christian pilgrims light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit ...

The Holy Light (or Holy Fire) is described by many faithful Orthodox Christians as a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, or Holy Saturday ...

Thousands of pilgrims normally flock to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher—the traditional location for Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection—to witness the ‘miracle’ of Holy Fire. The ...

Above: A photograph from the 1940s depicting the area designated the Tomb of Jesus Christ within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel (Public Domain). Now, Stasolla and her team ...

The capital of the State of Israel houses a Christian temple on the site where Christ was crucified and buried: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Christianity.

April 18 (UPI) --Thousands of people recited prayers while carrying large wooden crosses and walking through the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem acknowledging Good Friday. People marking the ...

A stone quarry outside the walls of Jerusalem, later abandoned and converted into a cemetery with rock-cut tombs and cultivated areas — that’s what the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher looked ...

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In his first act as ambassador, Mr Huckabee said Mr Trump told him to take his prayer and pray for the peace of Jerusalem, he said. Mr Huckabee also said every effort was being made to bring the ...

This morning, one of the new police commanders in Jerusalem escorted our Protestant group through the Stations of the Cross, helpfully making sure that none of the Haredi spat on us as we bore our ...