The sprawling 12th century basilica is built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried. The Mass was officiated by Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land.
Jerusalem’s Christians gather for Easter service at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The sprawling 12th century basilica is built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried. The Mass was officiated by Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land.