Under Heavy Guard: Greece Prepares Holy Fire Extraction From Jerusalem Amid Middle East Crisis

Greece is finalizing a high-security diplomatic and military mission to extract the Holy Fire from Jerusalem this coming Holy Saturday, vowing to maintain the sacred Orthodox Easter tradition despite escalating warfare and missile threats across the Middle East. The ancient ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will take place under an unprecedented security lockdown. Access to the Old City is strictly controlled, and only the Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by 15 monks from the Ho...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA