Among these sacred items, anointing oil and wooden ... elders of the church as a prayer for healing and forgiveness. Purposes ...

In the seventh century, the Church in Rome adopted the practice of Adoration of the Cross from the Church in Jerusalem, where a fragment of wood believed to be the Lord's cross had been venerated ...

Over 120 acres of church land in Jerusalem have been leased over the years to the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and private developers, who have developed neighborhoods such as ...