Jerusalem’s most famous Christian church, shared by three denominations, is unlocked each morning by a Muslim. Since the seventh century, the family of Wajeeh Nuseibeh, 69, has handed down the responsibility of opening the door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Scientists who helped restore a shrine above the site believed to be the place where Christ was buried say testing of samples has dated the tomb to at least the fourth century.
Despite the current uncertainty, life in Bethlehem continues, including pilgrimages to the place of Jesus’ birth
This year the Franciscans mark 800 years since they first came to the Holy Land, where they are the custodians of holy shrines — and part of daily life. Günther Simmermacher looks at that history.
A heat wave in the Holy Land in July and near-record electricity usage are indications that Christians, Muslims and Jews...
In February GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the last in a series of six...
In February GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the fifth of a series of six...
In February GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the fourth of a series of six...
In February, Southern Cross editor GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the third of a series...
