In letter to attorney general, representative in the Holy Land points to continued limited prayers at Western Wall, demands traditional live transmission of service be permitted

Spokesperson for local clergy expresses hope iconic Christian site will soon be reopened

Shops and alleyways that should be bustling with tourists are empty; holy sites see just a trickle of faithful as outbreak-curbing restrictions flatten tourism industry

At the sparsely visited Western Wall and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, some suffice with placing a hand on revered stones, while others are too spiritually overcome to avoid a peck

Police say suspect, who caused brief panic during Christmas Mass, is mentally ill, release him after questioning

Over 10,000 pilgrims carrying candles pack Church of the Holy Sepulchre for annual ritual dating back 1,200 years

Thousands of worshipers retrace the steps Jesus is said to have taken on the way to his death, along the Old City's 'Via Dolorosa'

Without directly mentioning Sri Lanka bombings, Roman Catholic archbishop says hope 'comes to the rescue of a faith that is at odds every day with such great violence'