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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Easter

Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
April 20, 2025, 3:48 pm
Pope makes Easter appearance, deplores rising world antisemitism and deaths in Gaza
Emerging from convalescence, pontiff, who missed most Holy Week events, sits in wheelchair on balcony of St. Peters Basilica as traditional Urbi et Orbi is instead read by archbishop
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 18, 2025, Russian soldiers launch a Supercam intelligence unmanned aerial vehicle towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
April 19, 2025, 7:08 pm
Putin declares temporary unilateral Easter truce in war against Ukraine
Kremlin says ceasefire to continue until midnight after Christian holiday; Zelensky says Russian leader trying ‘to play with human lives,’ notes Iranian attack drones still active
By Agencies
Christian pilgrims light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 19, 2025, 5:33 pm
Orthodox Christian pilgrims gather in Jerusalem for annual Holy Fire ceremony
Masses convene the day before Easter at Church of Holy Sepulchre to witness ritual ignition of candles at traditional site of Jesus’s tomb
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he arrives at France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for high-level talks to discuss Ukraine and its security in Paris, April 17, 2025. (Julien de Rosa, Pool via AP)
April 19, 2025, 2:59 pm
Rubio: All nations should respect Christians’ right to declare Christ is king
Easter tweet follows demand for US State Department employees to report incidents of alleged anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Jesus and his disciples in a still from Season 2 of 'The Chosen.' (Courtesy)
March 28, 2025, 1:22 am
Just in time for Passover, Jesus biopic ‘The Chosen’ premieres Season 5 in US cinemas
Launching March 28, hit show doesn’t downplay Christ’s Jewish roots but takes advice from a Messianic rabbi. Season Five: Last Supper to see a theatrical run before heading to streaming
By Rich Tenorio
Senator Jeff Merkley at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing, May 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
April 1, 2024, 10:15 pm
US senator accused of invoking blood libel in Easter post about IDF in Gaza
Jeff Merkley references Christian holiday celebrating resurrection of Jesus in tweet calling on US to stop supplying Israel with bombs
By Ron Kampeas
Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at the Catholic Holy Family Church in Gaza City, on March 31, 2024. (AFP)
March 31, 2024, 8:41 pm
Palestinian Christians mark muted Easter in Gaza and Jerusalem
Small gathering held in Holy Family Church in Gaza City near Shifa Hospital, while main service at capital’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre draws only a modest crowd
By AFP and ToI Staff
Maronite Christians attend a Good Friday procession in Haifa on March 29, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
March 31, 2024, 5:04 pm
Haifa Christians stage solemn Good Friday march in Hezbollah’s crosshairs
The threat of rockets has caused northern worshipers to alter their plans on a holiday weekend that they are nonetheless determined to observe
By Canaan Lidor
Bella Simanjuntak, left, and Hannah Benyamin walk up Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
March 31, 2024, 5:04 pm
In a still Jerusalem Old City, Easter pilgrims pray for peace amid fears of war
Undeterred by the conflict keeping most away, a few hardy Christian worshipers from Israel and abroad experience the holiday under unusual circumstances
By Canaan Lidor
Exterior of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, March 2024. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
March 30, 2024, 7:06 am
An Easter visit to Mount Precipice and Jesus’s hometown of Nazareth
Despite wartime drop in tourism, the churches, basilica, White Mosque and charming old town, with spice shops, fashion and superb eateries, bustle with locals, are stunning as ever
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
File: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 13, 2023, 11:08 am
Latin patriarch says new government has made life worse for Holy Land Christians
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic cleric in the region, says Jewish extremists are emboldened by having representatives in power, leading to rise in attacks on Christians
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 11, 2023, 10:33 am
Daily Briefing Apr 11: PM passes buck on terror wave; no private militia for Ben Gvir
US correspondent Jacob Magid briefs on aftermath of sex offender Malka Leifer’s trial; Diaspora reporter Canaan Lidor on kerfuffle over Poland deal, monotheism in the Old City
By ToI Staff
Edna and Yitzhak Hananyah after attending Birkat Kohanim in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 9, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 9, 2023, 5:00 pm
Wary amid terror fears, thousands of Jews receive priestly blessing at Western Wall
In a monotheistic trifecta, a stream of Jews, Muslims and Christians celebrate their different holidays in an ultra-tense Old City
By Canaan Lidor
Pope Francis waves from the loggia of St. Peter's basilica overlooking St. Peter's square, after delivering the Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing on April 9, 2023 in The Vatican. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)
April 9, 2023, 3:05 pm
In Easter speech, Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israeli-Palestinian violence
Bloodshed ‘threatens desired climate of trust and mutual respect needed to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians’ pontiff says in traditional sermon
By Agencies
Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 1, 2023, 12:43 am
Jerusalem churches appeal to government to safeguard Easter worship after attacks
Christian leaders lament that some of their churches, funeral processions and gathering sites have been targeted and that attendance at some ceremonies was limited by authorities
By AFP
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