Easter in jerusalem

Lunar eclipse over Jerusalem may mark date of Jesus's crucifixion, NASA reports

Some believe that the new data from NASA, paired with Biblical text, could pinpoint the day Jesus was crucified.

 A "Blood Moon" is seen during a lunar eclipse over Jerusalem July 27, 2018.
 Melissa Mott of King of Kings leads prayergoers during the March 31 service at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.

Christians gather in Jerusalem's Old City for Easter amid Gaza war

 Palestinian Christians attend a service on Easter Sunday at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City April 1, 2018.

Church upset at curbs on Orthodox Easter crowds

 Few steps away from Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, visitors discover an underground cistern with a musical surprise

Easter chants echo in ancient cistern near birthplace of Christianity


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Former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron (center)

On an empty Via Dolorosa before Easter, praying for the world's sick

"We are living in strange days. Usually at this time the Old City was full of ...pilgrims coming for Holy Week," he said after his group prayed outside the locked door of the church.

A man playing the role of Jesus carries a cross during a procession along the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday during Holy Week, in Jerusalem's Old City April 18, 2014.

Holy Sepulchre plans first renovation in generations

Various sects connected to the historic Jerusalem church, fraught with long-standing conflict, have agreed that renovations are necessary at the site where many believe Jesus was buried.

Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos and Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Nourhan Manougian, celebrate after signing agreements giving their approval for a restoration project for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusal

Easter, Good Friday celebrated in Jerusalem - watch

The ceremonial lighting of the "holy fire" took place at the historic church.

Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday Mass in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher Church April 21, 2019

Pilgrims flock to Jerusalem to celebrate Easter

Orthodox Christians waving palm fronds and branches, mark their Palm Sunday at Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Christian worshippers take part in a Palm Sunday ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem

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Scene of a car ramming terror attack at Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on April 19, 2017

Did Ivanka Trump skip White House Easter because she’s Jewish?

Not so fast.

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Watch: Christians celebrate Easter in the Holy Land

The holiday commemorates the date when Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, three days after being crucified.

Christian worshippers in Israel surround the Edicule as they take part in a Sunday Easter mass procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City

Watch: Worshipers in the Holy Sepulchre light candles with Holy Fire

The Holy Fire is considered a miracle occurring every year on Holy Saturday.

Worshipers in the Holy Sepulchre light candles with Holy Fire

This week in 60 seconds: Christians under attack in Egypt

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Relatives of victims react to coffins arriving to the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017