On Thursday 19th June, the Church of Jerusalem celebrated the Chrism Mass at the Basilica of the Agony– or the Church of All the Nations– standing at the foot of the Mount of Olives, on the garden which tradition recognizes as Gethsemane. Usually celebrated on Holy Thursday but postponed because of the global pandemic, there were three main parts of the liturgy: the blessing of the oils and the renewal of the priestly promises as well as the celebration of […]
Despite the difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the restoration in the Holy Sepulchre continues, the result of the historic agreement between the three Christian communities (Greek Orthodox, Catholic and Armenian) which look after the “church of the resurrection.”On Monday 27 September, the Technical-Scientific Committee appointed to do the work, presented the state of progress of the feasibility tests and the estimated times of completion to the heads of the three Churches at St Saviour’s Convent in Jerusalem. Having come […]
