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Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus

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Published: 7 April 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Due to ban on mass gatherings, officials say April 18 ceremony at Church of Sepulchre will be limited to about 10 religious leaders from various Orthodox denominations

Jerusalem's Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus (Ynet)
Clerics and faithful go door to door to bring the Holy Week to Christians often looking on from their balconies as coronavirus keeps changing long-standing worship practices

Israel to help Christians share Holy Fire ceremony despite virus outbreak (Ynet)
Due to ban on mass gatherings, officials say April 18 ceremony at Church of Sepulchre will be limited to about 10 religious leaders from various Orthodox denominations, with a creative way to deliver flame to overseas communities

Photo: Monks walk in Jerusalem's Old City's street during a small Palm Sunday procession going door to door (Ilia Yefimovich)
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