Even as church reopens from coronavirus closure, two documentaries portray complex modern struggles at site where Jesus is believed to have been crucified, buried and resurrected

Apology comes after Sacramento Bee publishes paid-for content which talked of ‘religious’ people who had been 'planning to slaughter' Jesus

Greece and Russia have arranged to pick up Holy Light from Israel, but won't distribute it as most significant religious holiday for 300 million Orthodox is essentially cancelled

Father Francisc Dobos says Christians fear both Jews and the coronavirus, sparking allegations of anti-Semitism

PM in message to Christian Israelis: 'We are not going to synagogue, you are not going to church'; pope, in video sermon, asks followers to see good in global hardship

Study indicates the marble bearing the 'Nazareth Inscription,' a mysterious 1st century text linked by some to Jesus's resurrection, was quarried in Greece, not the Holy Land

The faithful try to find solace in online services, upholding traditions in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic

Before the virus struck, pilgrims would follow in Jesus' footsteps from the site of his Passover celebration at the Cenacle to his tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Christian leaders call on public to observe social distancing rules over Easter holiday as WHO chief warns that lifting restrictions too early could 'lead to a deadly resurgence'

Mass to be broadcast on television and online as churches shuttered due to coronavirus lockdown