Church of the Holy Sepulchre

'A beacon of tolerance': Holy Fire ceremony marked in Jerusalem's Old City

Jerusalem's Municipality had worked with the Tourism and Interior Ministries to prepare for the event, with Mayor Moshe Lion extending his blessing to the Jerusalem Christian community.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Easter holiday on April 11, 2026.
LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday and the asymmetry of moral judgment - opinion

Why are Israeli actions so readily framed as moral failures, even when taken under conditions of ongoing threat, while the context that shapes those actions recedes so quickly?

|ByNIRA BRONER WORCMAN
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

When faith meets security: Understanding the Palm Sunday incident amid the Iran war - editorial

The diplomatic noise that preceded the resolution now looks a little excessive. After all, we are still at war, and therefore, there are restrictions on life.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF soldiers stand behind a masked man swinging a slingshot while hurling stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2025.

When individual acts become a national indictment - analysis

When one man drills a hole, the danger is real, but it is still only one man drilling. The rest of the passengers are not holding the drill. In Israel’s case, that distinction frequently collapses.

|ByHERB KEINON

Prayers answered: Christianity's holiest site reopens

"It's one of the holiest sites for our religion and we prayed very hard these last three days that things would change and it would be open for us to be able to go in."

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByREUTERS
Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City

Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after decision to halt tax collection

A statement issued by Christian leaders in Jerusalem said the church would reopen on Wednesday morning.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM, HERB KEINON
Worshippers stand in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Jerusalem halts taxes that led to closure of Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Will the Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopen?

FEBRUARY 27, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City

WATCH: Islamic leader supports Church of the Holy Sepulchre in protest

Tuesday is the third day that the church's doors are closed.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Sheikh Wasef al-Bakri, the acting Supreme Judge in the Islamic Courts of Jerusalem, in front of the closed Church of the Holy Sepulchre, February 27, 2018

Church of Holy Sepulchre issue being used to clobber Israel

Although the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre have been closed in past, Safadi said the church was closed “for the first time in over 1,000 years."

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Worshippers stand in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

EU hopes for 'quick solution' to Jerusalem church closure

Church leaders said the holy site, a popular stop for pilgrims and where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, would remain closed until further notice.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByREUTERS
Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City

WATCH: Pilgrims face closed doors at Church of the Holy Sepulchre

"We came here all the way from Chicago, ten thousand miles, hoping to see where Christ died and we were so disappointed," says upset tourist.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByREUTERS
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed in protest of proposed property taxes, February 2018

Church of the Holy Sepulchre closes over municipality's tax demands

“We... are following with great concern the systematic campaign against the Churches and the Christian community in the Holy Land, in flagrant violation of the existing Status Quo.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM, LAHAV HARKOV
Jerusalem heads of churches in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which closed over municipality's tax demands on February 25th, 2018.

Researchers date discovery of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem to Roman era

Analyzing gypsum mortar connecting that slab to the bedrock allowed them to determine its age, dating it to 335-345 AD.

NOVEMBER 30, 2017ByREUTERS
Worshippers stand nearby as a priest peers out from the Edicule, the burial place housing the purported tomb of Jesus, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City November 3, 2017