美联社记者夜宿耶路撒冷圣墓教堂 体验夜间祈祷与教派合作

一名美联社记者在耶路撒冷圣墓教堂夜间关闭后，与神职人员及朝圣者一同被锁在教堂内过夜，体验了这一基督教最神圣场所的夜间祈祷与仪式 1。该教堂通常从晚上9点关闭至黎明，夜间约有十几名神父、少量登记朝圣者和几只猫留在教堂内 1。一个穆斯林家族自13世纪起受委托保管圣墓教堂的钥匙 1。

在管理架构上，圣墓教堂由亚美尼亚使徒教会、天主教和希腊东正教会共同拥有 1。方济各会神父弗朗切斯科·伊尔波作为圣地监护人，监管该地区300多名修士 1；方济各会修士朱塞佩·加富里尼神父负责管理居住在教堂天主教区域上方修道院的10名方济各会修士 1。此外，方济各会在至圣圣体小堂已敬拜700年 1。受新冠疫情、以哈战争和伊朗战争影响，朝圣旅游大幅减少，但教堂内各教派间的关系目前处于积极合作时期 1。

An Associated Press reporter spent the night locked inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after it closed, experiencing the nighttime prayers and rituals at Christianity's holiest site alongside clergy and pilgrims 1. The church, which is jointly owned by the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Catholic Church, and the Greek Orthodox Church, typically remains locked from 9 p.m. until dawn 1. During the night, about a dozen priests, a few registered pilgrims, and several cats remained inside the building 1. A Muslim family has been entrusted with keeping the keys to the church since the 13th century 1.

Inside, Franciscan friar Father Giuseppe Gaffurini managed the 10 Franciscan friars who lived in the monastery situated above the Catholic section of the church 1. Meanwhile, Franciscan priest Father Francesco Ielpo, serving as the Custos of the Holy Land, oversaw more than 300 friars in the region 1. The Franciscans have been worshipping in the Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament for 700 years 1. Despite a significant decline in pilgrimage tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel-Hamas war, and the Iran war, relations among the different denominations within the church are currently in a period of positive cooperation 1.