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

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 ...

There are multiple accounts across the Gospels telling the story of what happened when women went to Jesus' tomb and became ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: What really happened at Jesus' tomb?

This is what’s known as the Swoon Theory. This theory brings forth the idea that Jesus didn’t die on the cross, and he instead fainted. Then, when he was taken down and placed in the tomb, he came to ...

Easter may be behind us, but the power of Jesus’ resurrection remains. As I was going over the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ miraculous triumph over sin and death, the story of Mary Magdalene’s encounter ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is also believed by Christians to house Jesus’s tomb. The idea that Jesus was buried close to the place of his crucifixion comes from the Bible. The Gospel of ...

The church is believed to have been built in part upon the site of Jesus’s tomb, which the Gospel of John describes as having been “a garden.” Their dig uncovered evidence of 2,000 year-old olive ...

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope.

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