The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:44:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Mideast Christian leaders shut Church of Holy Sepulchre to protest taxes /home/international/item/26879-mideast-christian-leaders-shut-church-of-holy-sepulchre-to-protest-taxes /home/international/item/26879-mideast-christian-leaders-shut-church-of-holy-sepulchre-to-protest-taxes JERUSALEM – Protesting several recent actions they described as a "systematic campaign ... against the churches and the Christian community in the Holy Land," the heads of Christian churches announced Feb. 25 they were closing of the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for an undisclosed period of time.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:53:40 -0500 Scientists: Recently restored Jesus' tomb faces major risk of collapse /faith/item/24747-scientists-recently-renovated-jesus-tomb-faces-major-risk-of-collapse /faith/item/24747-scientists-recently-renovated-jesus-tomb-faces-major-risk-of-collapse

JERUSALEM – Having just undergone an extensive restoration, the site of Jesus' tomb at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is at risk for significant structural failure if nothing is done to reinforce its foundations, scientists have said.

]]> cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) Faith Fri, 31 Mar 2017 08:30:00 -0400 Canadian bishops pitch in to raise funds for Holy Sepulchre restoration /home/international/item/23441-canadian-bishops-pitch-in-to-raise-funds-for-holy-sepulchre-restoration /home/international/item/23441-canadian-bishops-pitch-in-to-raise-funds-for-holy-sepulchre-restoration

CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic bishops have joined forces with the Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox bishops in Canada to raise money for restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) International Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0400 Restoration begins on Jesus’ tomb /faith/item/22537-restoration-begins-on-jesus-tomb /faith/item/22537-restoration-begins-on-jesus-tomb

JERUSALEM – For the first time in 200 years, experts have begun a restoration of the Edicule of the Tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was laid to rest after His crucifixion.

]]> Faith Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:00:00 -0400 Pilgrims walk at the heart of the Gospels at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre /home/international/item/22003-pilgrims-walk-at-the-heart-of-the-gospels-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre /home/international/item/22003-pilgrims-walk-at-the-heart-of-the-gospels-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp nothing quite like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to give one a sense of the origins of Christianity.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) International Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:30:00 -0400 Jesus may have been tried here: Archaeologists uncover Herod's palace /home/international/item/19462-jesus-may-have-been-tried-here-archaeologists-uncover-herod-s-palace /home/international/item/19462-jesus-may-have-been-tried-here-archaeologists-uncover-herod-s-palace

JERUSALEM - The site where Jesus may have been tried, prior to his crucifixion, is now open to the public for the very first time.

]]> International Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Fifty years later, Pope and patriarch meet again in Jerusalem /features/item/18242-fifty-years-later-pope-and-patriarch-meet-again-in-jerusalem /features/item/18242-fifty-years-later-pope-and-patriarch-meet-again-in-jerusalem

JERUSALEM - Half a century after a historic encounter between their predecessors, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in the same place to seek inspiration for Christian unity at the site of Christ's death and resurrection.

]]> A Holy Land pilgrimage Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400