Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Oli London on October 7: 'If you are silent, you are complicit'

On his eighth visit to Israel, the British commentator and author tells 'The Jerusalem Post' how faith reshaped his worldview and why he believes anti-Israel activism masks antisemitism.

 Oli London at the Kerem Shalom aid crossing
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.

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

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

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


Churches and municipality in game of chicken: ‘Who will swerve first?’

‘We have no one influential to talk to in the government,’ church insider says

Worshippers hold candles as they take part in the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old city May 4, 2013.

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."

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.

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?

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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