Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains closed
March 20, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site of Christ’s Resurrection, remains closed, three weeks after the outbreak of the Iran war.
“All holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall, the Temple Mount and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, will remain closed… for security reasons in light of the current tensions in the region,” said the head of Israel’s Civil Administration.
Israeli officials closed the church on February 28, the first day of the war; on March 12, Iranian missile fragments fell near the church. Church officials expect that only clergy and religious will be permitted to celebrate Easter there.
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