Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulcher get a museum home
Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy.
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by bcadmin | Jun 19, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, News | 0 |
Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 12, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, disability, Jerusalem, News | 0 |
After 10 years of systematic work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to the disabled and the elderly.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 12, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, disability, Jerusalem, News | 0 |
After 10 years of systematic work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to the disabled and the elderly.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, East Jerusalem, Easter, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Orthodox Church | 0 |
Orthodox Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 18, 2022 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Easter, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
The mystery of the Resurrection is difficult to understand or explain and can only be welcomed into one’s heart with trust and love, said Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
The three Christian communities that have uneasily shared their holiest site for centuries are embarking on a large-scale project to restore the ancient stone floor of the Jerusalem basilica.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
The three Christian communities that have uneasily shared their holiest site for centuries are embarking on a large-scale project to restore the ancient stone floor of the Jerusalem basilica.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Holy Land, Jerusalem, News | 0 |
As restoration work began on the pavement stones of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Franciscan Father Francesco Patton said he hoped the cooperation among the three custodial churches in the project would serve as an example for all Christians.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 28, 2020 | Bethlehem, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Nativity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Land, Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, Tourism, West Bank | 0 |
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 after being closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 23, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Holy Land, Jerusalem, News, quarantine | 0 |
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem will open on Sunday for the first time in two months.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 19, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Coptic Orthodox Church, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Easter, Greek Orthodox, Jerusalem, News, Orthodox Church | 0 |
A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held mass for the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday in an empty Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem due to restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, COVID-19, Easter, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Orthodox Church | 0 |
Israel is working with foreign governments and Orthodox Christian leaders in the Holy Land to make sure that one of their most ancient and mysterious rituals — the Holy Fire ceremony — is not extinguished by the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Friday.
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