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Easter prayer fiasco, resolved too late, shows Christians still treated as afterthought
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (1684+ words) When Easter services took place in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 5, only a few dozen people were present in the cavernous space that would normally be thronged with pilgrims and worshipers for the holy day. Leading the…...
Latin Patriarch holds limited prayers at Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday uproar
1+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Catholic leaders led Holy Thursday prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem without public attendance as the city's major holy sites continue to be closed due to the ongoing Iran war. The prayers came after police, citing…...
Holy Sepulchre Easter services to go ahead as Church leaders reach deal with police
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1191+ words) Catholic officials in Jerusalem said Monday that prayer arrangements for Holy Week and Easter have been resolved with Israeli authorities, ending a spat over the issue as police sought to implement restrictions amid Iranian missile fire. The day before, police…...
Police, Catholic patriarchate reach agreement on prayer at Holy Sepulchre after cardinal blocked
1+ week, 6+ day ago (722+ words) After widespread outrage over its refusal to let top Catholic figures pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday, the Israel Police announced that it had reached an agreement with the Latin Patriarchate to allow limited…...
Police stop top Catholic figures from reaching Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (625+ words) Police officers on Sunday kept two top Catholic clergymen from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, the Patriarchate and the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said. According to the…...
After Christian Zionism rebuked, church schism blamed on higher powers in Jordan, PA
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1332+ words) An Israeli Christian organizer whose activities are thought to have been targeted in a controversial statement put out by church leaders condemning Christian Zionism last month says the move was initiated by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem under pressure…...
Pope Leo to end first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut port blast site
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 788 Pope Leo XIV was set to offer a silent prayer at the site of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wraps up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday. He was also…...
Pope calls for peace at Lebanese tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (872+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 787 ANNAYA, Lebanon " Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he opened his first full day in Lebanon with a message of peace and religious coexistence…...
Pope Leo calls on Christian leaders to overcome divisions at landmark event in Turkey
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 784 Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them to overcome centuries of heated divisions during his first overseas trip…...
Pope Leo heading to Turkey, Lebanon for closely watched first overseas trip
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 783 Pope Leo XIV begins his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday with a visit to Turkey " where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among…...