The powerful Greek Orthodox Church on Thursday accused the director of the movie “Titanic” of historical ignorance and trying to damage the Christian faith by claiming that the tomb of Jesus Christ ...

But one tomb unearthed in Talpiot in 1980 is being looked at differently now because it once held a box with this inscription: Jesus, son of Joseph. While biblical text tells us about Jesus of ...

On this day in 2016, the world witnessed a monumental event – for the first time in over 500 years, the tomb believed to be that of Jesus Christ was opened. Nestled within the Church of the Holy ...

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (RNS) — Unlike the cast of cemetery workers, the crowd has no instructions to remain silent as a grave digger portraying Jesus appears in the dawn’s first light. BALTIMORE COUNTY ...

The renovated Edicule is seen in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s old city Monday, Mar. 20, 2017. (Credit: ...

Archaeologists working beneath one of Christianity’s holiest shrines say they have uncovered traces of a cultivated landscape that may date to the time of Jesus, reviving a centuries‑old debate about ...

For millions of Christians, the resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of their faith, a moment they believe rewrote history. But skeptics insist the event has far more earthly explanations, arguing ...

Using a remote-controlled camera on the end of a robotic arm, investigators have found what could be the earliest evidence of a Christian iconography in Jerusalem, engraved on a set of "bone boxes" ...

Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Easter is the most important day of our liturgical year. Today we celebrate Jesus’ willingness to die for our sins and his victory over death. Jesus’ resurrection is a ...

From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:59-61: Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone ...