The opening of the burial place of Christ marks a historic exposure for the first time in centuries, which drew an excited frenzy among archaeologists, pilgrims and various religious groups. Detail of ...

Archaeologists working beneath one of Christianity’s holiest shrines say they have uncovered traces of a cultivated landscape ...

Scientific tests have offered fascinating new insight into the tomb in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ. National Geographic reports that ...

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

In addition to the traditional methods used by archeologists to study buildings, including taking comprehensive and detailed photographs and studying ancient documents and drawings, archeologists ...

People line to to visit the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem. AP Scientific tests have ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A team of experts has begun a historic renovation at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was buried, overcoming longstanding religious rivalries to carry out the first repairs at ...

For Christians, it’s the epicenter of the ultimate mystery: the place where Jesus was laid to rest after the crucifixion. High-tech tools and fresh archaeological insights have sharpened scientists’ ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JERUSALEM — In the innermost chamber of the ...

My belief in the resurrection is non-traditional. Having been born and raised Jewish, my parents told me that the “Jesus story” was a “fairy tale” and a “magic show” to make people feel good — and ...

In Jerusalem, that ancient and holy city, people's houses are built on bones. For thousands of years, hundreds of generations of Jews, Muslims and Christians have been laid to rest in its rocky soil.

The ancient tomb that Christians believe once held the body of Jesus Christ is nearly 1,000 years older than experts initially suspected. Tests run on the limestone cave in Jerusalem’s Church of the ...