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JERUSALEM — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles ...

The band played somber hymns marking Good Friday, a mournful day during Holy Week. But the procession carried even more weight this year. On a gray afternoon as people got out of work, they ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christians have gathered at the Holy Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, 19. April 2025, to celebrate the ceremony of the descent of the Holy Fire. According to the ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s tomb, alone. Before his entry, the tomb is ...

On Holy Saturday Corfiots who have decorated their windows with red flowers and badges, throw huge clay pots -called botides- filled with red ribbons from their windows. The symbolism is to create an ...

Hundreds of Long Islanders took part in an annual holy tradition to mark Good Friday. Long Islanders sang, prayed and reflected at each of the 14 stations of the cross at the Cemetery of the Holy ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Chiz Escudero called on Filipinos to take the Holy Week as an opportunity to put aside disagreements, political differences and other divisions that “oft ...

On Holy Week, the most sacred time of year for Christians, a documentary drama about Mother Veronica is being made available to stream for free on Tubi and other platforms. Strange Destiny ...

Good Friday 2025 is a time for reflection on Jesus' sacrifice and boundless love. The day encourages kindness, forgiveness, and compassion. Share thoughtful wishes, messages, quotes, and statuses with ...

Thousands of Jewish worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site during the holiday of Passover as far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot boasted, “Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us.” ...

Easter Sunday is the day Christians believe Jesus Christ came back to life after he died. It is part of Holy Week, coming after Maundy Thursday and before Holy Saturday. The Bible says that after ...