In Jerusalem, Catholics began to celebrate Easter

On April 2, Roman Catholic priests and members of the Catholic faith began to celebrate the events of Easter week in the capital of Israel.

Today, on Holy Thursday according to the Catholic calendar, hundreds of people came to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to take part in a procession during which believers walk around with candles the Stone of anointing with candles.

According to Catholic theologians, the body of Jesus was laid on this stone after removing the cross, after which he was buried where the present Temple was later built.

Religious ceremony, which was attended by a large number of tourists from abroad, was guarded by reinforced police outfits, the event in the Old City of Jerusalem was held without incident.