Worshippers filled Christianity's most revered church on Saturday, lighting rows of candles, dripping hot wax on their faces and dancing in celebration of the Orthodox Easter Holy Fire ritual.

By Marshall Thompson Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets, but the Oscar-winning director said the evidence was based on sound statistics.

Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world gathered yesterday at holy sites in Jerusalem to celebrate Easter Sunday, marking the day with prayer and hymns.