Thousands of Christians gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony, ...

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 ...

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

The three-day Easter celebration was marked by thousands of Christian pilgrims enjoying Good Friday services, Holy Fire ...

The Holy Fire, symbolizing the resurrection of Christ, emerged from the tomb of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ...

Orthodox Christians filled a Jerusalem Church to celebrate the Holy Light ceremony, before it is transported to Greece to ...

Hundreds gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for prayers for the late pontiff led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

Turnout was lower this year as Israel's Gaza war weighs on local Palestinian Christians and deters many pilgrims ...

Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem's centuries-old Church of ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa's homily in front of Jesus' empty tomb. “The world has a poor, even offensive idea of peace: too many ...

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

Thousands of Christians gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the ... built on the traditional site of Jesus's tomb, while sceptics going back to the Middle Ages have ...