The centuries-old Easter rite at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will go ahead, the Orthodox clergy say
The closure of Christianity’s holiest shrine in Jerusalem to pilgrims amid the escalating Middle East war is not expected to halt the traditional Holy Fire ceremony that marks the start of Orthodox Easter, a senior Russian cleric has said.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by believers as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, has been shut to the public and for open services due to the exchange of airstrikes between Israel and Iran. With Orthodox Easter falling on April 12 this year, the restrictions have raised…
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