Modest mass as Maundy Thursday ceremonies get underway in Jerusalem
Modest mass as Maundy Thursday ceremonies get underway in Jerusalem 1 minute read Jerusalem, Apr 1 (efe-epa).- Maundy Thursday liturgies got underway in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem with a local congregation permitted to return for Easter ceremonies, which were kept behind closed doors last year due to coronavirus restrictions. With international travel bans still in place, a modest audience of around 150 people comprising local Christians and international residents of the Holy Land attended a mass delivered by Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. The...