Jerusalem Archives

U.S. bishop urges end of Holy Land violence between Israelis, Palestinians

May 14, 2021

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace called on Israelis and Palestinians to end the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza that has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds of people injured.

By Catholic News Service

Christian leaders in Jerusalem express concern over growing violence

May 10, 2021

The patriarchs and heads of Christian churches of Jerusalem expressed deep concern over the growing violence in Jerusalem, which increased with 331 Palestinians reportedly wounded at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during clashes with Israeli police May 10.

By Catholic News Service

In tense Jerusalem, flag-waving Israeli march to go ahead

May 9, 2021

Police on Sunday gave the go-ahead to the annual Jerusalem Day parade, a flag-waving display of Israeli claims to all of the contested city, despite days of unrest and soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions at a flashpoint holy site.

By Ilan Ben Zion

Vaccinated faithful throng Jerusalem church for Holy Fire

May 1, 2021

Hundreds of Christian worshippers made use of Israel’s easing of coronavirus restrictions Saturday, packing a Jerusalem church revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection for an ancient fire ceremony a day before Orthodox Easter.

By Associated Press

Christians mark Good Friday as holy sites gradually reopen

Apr 2, 2021

Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with religious sites open to limited numbers of faithful but none of the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter.

By Joseph Krauss

Jewish ritual bath dating to time of Jesus found in Garden of Gethsemane

Dec 23, 2020

A ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been uncovered on the Mount of Olives at the site tradition says is the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus experienced the Agony in the Garden before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion.

By Charles Collins

Palestinian Catholic brings ‘miracle of Santa’ to Jerusalem’s Old City

Dec 9, 2020

For three years, Palestinian Catholic and well-known former basketball player Issa Kassissieh has been dressing up as the Jerusalem Santa and decorating his family’s traditional 14th-century home at the junction of St. Peter Street and Latin Patriarchate Road.

By Judith Sudilovsky

Israeli police arrest man for throwing firebomb inside Catholic church

Dec 4, 2020

Israeli police arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives Dec. 4.

By Judith Sudilovsky