Thousands gather for mass at traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection, with pilgrims flooding holy city after most COVID restrictions were lifted

Ahead of Easter, we walk in the Jerusalem Old City church compound with top archaeologist Prof. Jodi Magness in this audio tour of the history and controversy of a unique holy spot

Experts say shrine was used by Catholic clergy until Muslims retook Jerusalem in 1244, after which it was used by Greek Orthodox church until 1808 when it was damaged in a fire

Ties improve among the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic churches as they take on large-scale project at the Holy Sepulchre

Temporary barriers and increased security noted at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

European and Latin American countries see fresh virus restrictions; Jerusalem's Old City is open to Christian worshipers after successful vaccine rollout

Commemorations larger than last year but still lacking the thousands of foreign pilgrims who usually throng the streets of Old City, Bethlehem for Holy Week

Archaeologists have long wondered at the source of thousands of etchings on walls of ancient place of worship; imaging technology may provide answers

Masked worshipers parade from Mount of Olives to Holy City, in a happier and more populous celebration than previous year; Christians attend services in the West Bank

Site sacred to Christians closed to worshipers once again; church had been shut for 2 months during first wave of pandemic but reopened in late May