Thousands march in Old Jerusalem's Way of the Cross on Good Friday

Thousands march in Old Jerusalem's Way of the Cross on Good Friday

Thousands of people recited prayers while carrying large wooden crosses and walking through the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem acknowledging Good Friday.

Israel stops Palestinians from marking Good Friday in Jerusalem

Thousand of Palestinian Christians have been blocked by Israel from marking Good Friday at Jerusalem's holy sites.  After Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from celebrating Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, they are now preventing them from obtaining permits to participate in Holy Week activities — particularly Good Friday observances, as well as celebrations for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.  Good Friday commemorate…

Half empty alleys, restaurants and souvenir shops without customers: As in the past year, tourists avoid travelling to Jerusalem at Easter against the backdrop of war and violence.

Thousands join Stations of the Cross procession in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Apr. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of pilgrims joined the annual Stations of the Cross procession in the old town of Jerusalem as Christians around the world were marking Good Friday. In the years leading up to the current Gaza war, tens of thousands used to attend the pilgrimage that marks significant moments in Jesus Christ’s final day up […] The post Thousands join Stations of the Cross procession in Jerusalem appeared first on Ghanamm…

Do not be ashamed of the Cross of Christ

Jerusalem, Jerusalem! O city of David. Home of the Prophets. Mount Zion, here God dwells with Mankind in his Temple! Golgotha outside the gates. Thrice blessed! Blessed in the wounds and the hands of Jesus Blessed in the wounds in... The post Do not be ashamed of the Cross of Christ appeared first on Where Peter Is.

Jerusalem.– Although Israeli bombs continue to fall on Gaza, hundreds of pilgrims, both local and foreign, did not want to miss the commemoration of Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem. This year, the celebration was marked by a strong display of security and an atmosphere of hope in the face of adversity. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem (center) in the procession on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem on April 2, 2023.. (AP photo/Mahm…