JERUSALEM — Christians prayed at an ancient church and sang outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City as they marked Easter Sunday in the city where they believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected.
The city buzzed with religious activity. Orthodox Christians, who observe a different calendar, marked Palm Sunday, and thousands of Jewish worshippers celebrating the Passover festival thronged a plaza opposite the Western Wall for a blessing.
Roman Catholics held Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to mark the site where Jesus was crucified, buried and then resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Pilgrims stood by, some filming. The scene outside the church was broadcast to believers worldwide over the Internet.
"Words aren’t adequate to express how moving it is to be in this place at this time,” said Mark Walsh, 48, from Houston.
Donna Hayes, a 40-year-old homemaker from Miramar, Fla., said it was a "special feeling to be here, where it all took place.”
by the associated press
The city buzzed with religious activity. Orthodox Christians, who observe a different calendar, marked Palm Sunday, and thousands of Jewish worshippers celebrating the Passover festival thronged a plaza opposite the Western Wall for a blessing.
Roman Catholics held Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to mark the site where Jesus was crucified, buried and then resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Pilgrims stood by, some filming. The scene outside the church was broadcast to believers worldwide over the Internet.
"Words aren’t adequate to express how moving it is to be in this place at this time,” said Mark Walsh, 48, from Houston.
Donna Hayes, a 40-year-old homemaker from Miramar, Fla., said it was a "special feeling to be here, where it all took place.”
by the associated press
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