Pope Francis’ recent reconciliation with Patriarch Bartholomew threw the spotlight on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, site of an annual miracle for Orthodox Christians. But getting in to witness it is far from easy, as Louise Cowley recounts The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was in the headlines again last month but, instead of the regular theme of division between denominations, this time it concerned reconciliation between the Orthodox and the Catholic Churches. Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew prayed together in front of the tomb where Christ is believed to have been buried, taking steps towards the unity of the two Churches, separated since the Great Schism of 1054.It is in front of the tomb that what is called the miracle of the Holy Fire takes place every