02:55A small crowd of faithfuls wearing masks attended Easter Sunday Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.
Monks and friars marched in procession around the Stone of Anointing, believed to be the location where Jesus Christ's body was laid after being taken down from the cross.
"We Muslims are here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We wish all of our Christian brothers and the whole world a Happy Eid, and God willing, it will bring everyone health and safety," said Wajih Yaqoub Nusseibeh, the gatekeeper for the Church.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, Pierbattista Pizzaballa led the Easter Sunday mass celebration.
East Jerusalem: Easter Sunday Mass held at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A small crowd of faithfuls wearing masks attended Easter Sunday Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.
Monks and friars marched in procession around the Stone of Anointing, believed to be the location where Jesus Christ's body was laid after being taken down from the cross.
"We Muslims are here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We wish all of our Christian brothers and the whole world a Happy Eid, and God willing, it will bring everyone health and safety," said Wajih Yaqoub Nusseibeh, the gatekeeper for the Church.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, Pierbattista Pizzaballa led the Easter Sunday mass celebration.
A small crowd of faithfuls wearing masks attended Easter Sunday Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.
Monks and friars marched in procession around the Stone of Anointing, believed to be the location where Jesus Christ's body was laid after being taken down from the cross.
"We Muslims are here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We wish all of our Christian brothers and the whole world a Happy Eid, and God willing, it will bring everyone health and safety," said Wajih Yaqoub Nusseibeh, the gatekeeper for the Church.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, Pierbattista Pizzaballa led the Easter Sunday mass celebration.