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 ...

Archaeologists working beneath one of Christianity’s holiest shrines say they have uncovered traces of a cultivated garden beside a rock-cut tomb, reviving a centuries-old debate about where Jesus of ...

May 10, 2005 -- -- Did Jesus rise from the dead? The stories of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ inspire faith and fuel controversy to this day. But what do we know about what really happened on that ...

Recent discoveries of an ancient structure in Jerusalem align exactly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible. Architects at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. A figure of Christ dressed in a loincloth and lain in a tomb. The wounds from his crucifixion are evident and the crown of thorns and nails have ...

Faith, hope and re-evaluation: The new themes of Lent for the faithful wielding of a remote control. Each year, as Christians search their souls in preparation for the religion's central holiday, ...

For the last 2,000 years, many have tried to deny the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. The reason is that people understand that the resurrection validates the Man and His message. If Jesus rose, ...

IZNIK, Turkey — Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd.” The painting was ...