Topic: Church of the Holy Sepulchre

With the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic expected to peak over the weekend, most of the country will still be firmly under stay-at-home orders on Easter.

Christian groups are banding together in Israel to oppose the sale of three buildings to a Jewish group that they say is trying to "take over."

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel reopened Wednesday following three days of protest against tax and property bills targeting religious sites.

Christian heads of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel closed its doors in protest of tax and property bills targeting religious sites.

A Greek team announced the finish to the restoration of the tomb of Jesus, a $4 million project in Jerusalem which took nearly a year to complete.

Pope Francis announced at the Vatican Sunday he will visit the Holy Land in May.

Jerusalem's water corporation has frozen bank accounts at the Greek Orthodox Church on what many believe is Jesus' burial site, because of unpaid water bills.

Pope Benedict XVI ended his Middle East visit Friday visiting the site where it is believed Jesus Christ was crucified and buried before his resurrection.

Candles lit Sunday from a single flame in Jerusalem were carried to Bethlehem, Moscow and Athens to mark Easter for Orthodox Christians, church officials said.

Heavy security and a ban on cars were the order of the day Saturday in the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the annual "Holy Fire" ceremony.