![The museum has a collection of ecclesiastic vessels, including crosses and miters, some painted and inlaid with precious stones, used by generations of Armenian priests to perform the Divine Liturgy. The museum has a collection of ecclesiastic vessels, including crosses and miters, some painted and inlaid with precious stones, used by generations of Armenian priests to perform the Divine Liturgy.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240813140856_1e753f9ef2143676d899fe441a5c5d9ccbbf28017ff2aed24085c7bd4b78890c.png)
Armenian Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens Amid Holy Land Conflict
The Edward and Helen Mardigian Armenian Museum seeks to preserve 1,700 years of Armenian presence in the Holy Land.
The Edward and Helen Mardigian Armenian Museum seeks to preserve 1,700 years of Armenian presence in the Holy Land.
The music school is about to reach its milestone 30-year anniversary.
Several highly publicized incidents involving ultra-Orthodox Jews harassing Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem have been reported.
In the shadow of the war in Gaza, attacks, abuses, and violations by radical groups and sometimes also by law enforcement are taking place and often take a back seat.
The basilica was notably empty, with a clear absence of pilgrims and Christians who usually come from the Palestinian Territories for the Easter festivities.
The Holy Family parish in the neighborhood of Al Zeyton, in the north of the Gaza Strip, is one of the places affected by the intense clashes and bombardments.
The historian’s words followed the Feb. 3 attack against the abbot of the Abbey of the Dormition, Father Nikodemus Schnabel, and a reported rise in attacks by orthodox and nationalist Jews in Jerusalem against Christians.
After some welcoming words and the recitation of the blessings of Hanukkah, the first candle of the festival was lit.
Hundreds of people gathered in the school courtyard as one family to pray and to speak together as Christians.
Cardinal Pizzaballa has called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
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