with special concentration on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But a host of Arab provocateurs rushed to the media to complain about hundreds of people turned away by Israeli police, including ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives at Mass for late Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2025. (credit ...

On Easter Day, the Orthodox Jerusalem Patriarchate said that it “emphatically condemns the egregious violations that desecrated the sanctity of Jerusalem yesterday, particularly in the Old City and ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting for his successor as head of the Catholic Church. Only a few are ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

By "ceremonial" laws we mean laws regulating the manner of worshipping God in Temple or Church. Q ... Christ's soul was in Limbo His body was in the holy sepulchre. Q. 405. On what day did ...

This ceremony is held annually at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Thousands of Orthodox Christians, particularly from Europe, make the pilgrimage to the site. Believing this site to be ...

Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Silvano Maria Tomasi has called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel. Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue ...

The Holy Door resides in the northernmost point of St. Peter’s Church and is unused except in Jubilee years. The current doors were installed in 1950 and were designed by Vico Consorti.

Bishop Fabre-Jeune said each church leader often emulates one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. “I can say, with our Pope St. Paul, John Paul II, one of the seven gifts he used was fortitude, the ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...