Local Catholics don’t agree on whether restoring the church is practical. The complicated questions must be decided according ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

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 ...

Fresh finds beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre add hard evidence of a first-century garden and the site’s earlier life ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, left, light candles for Christian pilgrims during the Holy Fire ...

Excavations beneath the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, ongoing since 2022, uncovered evidence of an ancient ...

Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long ...

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

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

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

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