Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Calls for Peace as Violence Escalates
” width=”696″>The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which serves as the Greek Orthodox Church headquarters in Jerusalem. Credit: Berthold Werner/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
On Sunday, the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem released a statement calling for an end of violence against Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
Currently, over 300 Palestinians and 21 Israeli police officers have been injured after clashes between the two groups broke out near the Al Aqsa Mosque and at Sheikh Jarrah.
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” width=”1080″>The Patriarchs and Head of Churches of Jerusalem released a statement about the violence in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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May. 1, 2021 5:36 PM
Orthodox Christians flocked to Jerusalem s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony, gathering in far greater numbers than last year because coronavirus restrictions have eased.
This season s religious holidays in the Holy Land, home to religious sites sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims, have been overshadowed by tragedy, as Israel mourns the death of 45 Jewish worshippers killed in a stampede overnight between Thursday and Friday at a religious festival in the north of the country. Children were among the casualties.
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Credit: CORINNA KERN/ REUTERS I listened to the radio, when the parents were talking, I was crying because I have a small son. I cried for the kids, said Zaira Didmanidze, 40, one of the 2,500 people who attended the Holy Fire ceremony.