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Orthodox Christian pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 11, 2026, 9:52 pm
Orthodox Christian pilgrims flock to Jerusalem for Holy Fire ceremony
Annual procession marked by heightened police presence, aggressive detention of several Palestinian Christians, and limited attendance amid fragile ceasefire with Iran
By ToI Staff and AP
Children and nuns gather outside the Holy Family Catholic Church before attending a mass ahead of Christmas celebrations in Gaza City, December 21, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
December 23, 2025, 3:16 pm
‘Holding on’: Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit
While the ceasefire has eased some suffering in the embattled enclave, Gazans lament the losses of two years of war, friends who cannot celebrate Christmas with them
By MARIAM FAM
Christian pilgrims hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, a day before Easter, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4, 2024. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)
May 5, 2024, 10:29 am
Cheers and flames at Jerusalem’s ancient ‘Holy Fire’ event
Marking Orthodox Easter at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, worshipers spread flame they believe has miraculous origins
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros leads a celebration of St. Nicholas Day, at the St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center in New York on December 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
January 29, 2024, 4:50 am
High-ranking Christian prelate warns of spread of antisemitism by church officials
Greek Orthodox leader Archbishop Elpidophoros makes comments in Thessaloniki on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS
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 15, 2023, 6:55 am
Holy Sepulchre letter undermines church allegations on Israeli worship limits
Holy site architect asks police to cap crowd size for safety reasons, but Greek Orthodox Church criticizes ‘heavy-handed’ restrictions
By Lazar Berman
File: Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Saturday, April 23, 2022 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
April 12, 2023, 5:09 pm
Church: Israel infringing on freedoms by limiting attendance at ‘Holy Fire’ event
Greek Orthodox Church criticizes ‘heavy-handed’ restrictions that police have enacted for a second year at Church of the Holy Sepulchre citing public safety
By AP and ToI Staff
Worshippers stand with a monk outside the closed entrance to the tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem following the alleged assault of a priest, on March 19, 2023. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
March 20, 2023, 7:55 am
Greek Church condemns ‘terror attack’ after clerics targeted at Jerusalem holy site
Israel Police say southern Israel resident wielding iron bar arrested for ‘violent incident’ at Tomb of the Virgin Mary; eyewitness claims two Jewish men involved
By AFP and ToI Staff
Former Greek Patriarch Irineos I waves from the rooftop of his apartment in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 6, 2011. (AP/Dan Balilty)
January 15, 2023, 6:11 am
Ex-Greek Orthodox patriarch, who said church imprisoned him in Jerusalem, dies at 83
Irineos I, ousted from position in 2005 over allegations he sold patriarchate land to settlers, claimed successor confined him in apartment for over a decade
By ToI Staff
The Imperial Hotel next to Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
June 15, 2022, 4:17 pm
Russia expresses ‘deep concern’ over Jerusalem church land ruling
Remarks come amid deterioration in ties following evidence of Russian atrocities in Ukraine and growing antisemitic rhetoric from Russian leaders
By ToI Staff and Agencies
People walk past the Imperial Hotel located next to the Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
June 9, 2022, 7:11 pm
Supreme Court upholds Greek church sales to far-right group, ending legal battle
Top court backs earlier district court ruling rejecting retrial bid. Patriarchate vows to continue supporting Palestinian tenants who face potential eviction
By Sue Surkes
Protestors demonstrate outside the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on February 27, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 19, 2018, 12:14 am
Churches ask Netanyahu to thwart bill restricting land sales
Heads of Armenian, Greek Orthodox and Catholic churches accuse government of failing to stick to deal reached after Holy Sepulchre was shuttered in protest
By AFP and ToI Staff
Protestors demonstrate outside the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on February 27, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2018, 12:35 am
Ministers to mull bill allowing state to confiscate land sold by churches
MK insists her amended legislation aims only to protect homeowners on leased land, after Christian leaders protested earlier version by shuttering Holy Sepulchre
By Sue Surkes
Church leaders gather around US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Trumps' visit to the city on May 22, 2017. The Greek Orthodox Patriarch can be seen to the left of the president. (Nati Shohat/Flash90
February 15, 2018, 1:09 pm
Church heads to boycott Jerusalem mayor’s party over huge retroactive tax bills
Christian leaders call on Nir Barkat to withdraw plan to break with decades-old agreement that exempts their institutions from city taxes
By Sue Surkes
Theophilus lll, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (second from left), pictured with (from left) the Archbishop of Cyprus, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, President Vladimir Putin, the Patriarch of Alexandria, and the Patriarch of Antioch, on December 5, 2017. (Courtesy)
December 6, 2017, 6:16 pm
Greek patriarch lobbies Vladimir Putin over Jerusalem lease deal fears
In Russia, Theophilus lll asks president and leaders of Eastern churches to help battle perceived threats from Israel to church’s independence
By Sue Surkes
Greek Orthodox Christians call for the ouster of their patriarch, Theophilus lll, for selling church land to Jews, during the patriarch's visit to the central city of Lod, November 16, 2017. The main banner says, "Not worthy." (Courtesy)
November 16, 2017, 6:06 pm
Greek Orthodox Arabs call for patriarch’s ouster over land deals
Scuffle breaks out between cleric’s supporters and some 50 church members opposed to real estate deals struck with Jews
By AP and ToI Staff
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