The early results from a long-awaited excavation of the quarry beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are nothing short of ...

The traditional location of Jesus Christ's tomb is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But does the historical evidence support this tradition?

Recent archaeological findings in Jerusalem are bringing Bible stories to life. New scientific evidence about Jesus’ burial ...

According to the New Testament, Jesus was buried in a new tomb out of rock. (Matthew 27:60, Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53) in a garden near the crucifixion site (John 19:41), just outside the city (John ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about the truth behind the Easter story.

Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data ...

Believed to be the site where Jesus and his disciples had the Last Supper just before his crucifixion, the Cenacle in ...

Palestinian Christians wishing to worship at the traditional sites of the Easter story were inhibited from doing so.

Jerusalem (AsiaNews) - ‘Following Jesus, even in our most difficult trials ... Easter Mass presided over in front of the ‘empty tomb’ in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre.

JERUSALEM — On the Saturday before Easter ... built on the traditional site of Jesus' tomb, while skeptics going back to the Middle Ages have dismissed it as a carnival trick for the masses.