Holy Fire ceremony at Church of Holy Sepulchre draws crowds in Jerusalem

Published on May 1, 2021

With Jerusalem under lockdown last year's Holy Fire ceremony was held in the near-empty church that is revered by Christians as the site of Jesus's crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
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