Orthodox Christian worshipers attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, May 4, 2024. (Reuters) ...

Thousands gather in Jerusalem for the annual Holy Fire ceremony, but crowd limits force some to miss out. Skip to main content. ... Israel has capped the ritual to just 1,800 people.

Attendance at the Holy Fire ceremony was limited to 1,800 inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, including about 200 police officers, down from about 10,000 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem Saturday for the annual “Holy Fire” ceremony at the revered site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, an ancient custom considered by many believers to be a ...

The Associated Press. Thousands of Christians gather in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Holy Fire ceremony. Posted: April 19, 2025 | Last updated: April 19, 2025 ...

BBC reported that thousands of Christians filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday for an important Orthodox Easter ritual, despite restrictions by Israeli police. The Holy Fire ceremony drew huge ...

Holy Fire descends in Jerusalem church on Holy Saturday More than 2 thousand pilgrims from different countries gathered for the ceremony in the temple JERISALEM, April 15.

Thousands gathered in Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony, a centuries-old Easter tradition marked by awe and controversy over safety, access, and crowd control.

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal ...

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that threatened negotiations to end the 9-month-old war in Gaza.