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Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Part One

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Hartford Courant

On Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed, monks and nuns keep harvesting olives

JERUSALEM (AP) — Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being ...
KXAN

Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan

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National Catholic Register

PHOTOS: Catholics Gather at Site of Jesus’ Ascension in Jerusalem

The top of the Mount of Olives is where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Day, Christians can celebrate the liturgy inside the chapel thanks to a ...
Los Angeles Times

Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following ...