An excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem uncovered evidence that might confirm the tradition that Jesus was crucified and buried at the site. Archaeological work at the Church of ...

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church is believed to have been built in part upon ...

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of ...

STORY: Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne said they were restricting the numbers of people allowed to attend the event after taking advice from crowd safety experts, which has angered church ...

The Orthodox Christian ceremony, which is attended by Catholics and other Christians, as well, has been held continuously since at least 1106. The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to ...

While reporting in Israel, photographer Michael Winters captures an unusually vacant experience at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is a carved ...

Proof of an ancient garden, consistent with biblical scripture, has emerged at the holiest site in Christianity — and an archaeologist says "many surprises" from the site are in the works.

Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre surround the restored Edicule, a shrine that Christian tradition says was built over the burial place of Jesus Christ. The shrine attracted ...

MOSCOW, April 19. /TASS/. The Holy Fire descended into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the Church of the Resurrection of Christ) in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the eve of Easter, Russian television ...

“At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.”—John 19:41 As a literary device, this description of the burial place of ...

Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday for the annual “Holy Fire” ceremony at the revered site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, an ancient custom considered by many believers to be a miraculous ...