Christian faithful mark Easter in Jerusalem

Orthodox Christians mark Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Oded Balilty/AP)

Christian worshippers gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection, on Sunday to observe the Easter holiday.

Thousands took part in mass at the church in the historic Old City, home to holy sites to the three monotheistic faiths.