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Greek Orthodox patriarch threatens to close Holy Sepulchre over water dispute
A dispute with an Israeli water company over unpaid bills has led to a Greek Orthodox threat to close Christianity’s holiest site, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Maariv newspaper reported on Friday that the Hagihon water company said it is was owed 9 million shekels ($2.1 million)…
Christian pilgrims mark Easter in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Christian pilgrims have gathered to pray in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Easter Sunday at the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial. Worshippers knelt to press their foreheads and kiss the stone on which they believe his body was prepared for the tomb. Others…
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