Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa emphasized that Christ's resurrection was not just a celebration of life conquering death, ...

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

It is the Feast of Easter that surpasses all others, eminently more important than our observance of the Savior’s birth.

The sprawling 12th century basilica is built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried. The ...

Flames illuminated the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday, where hundreds of Christians worshippers ...

Excavations beneath the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, ongoing since 2022, uncovered evidence of an ancient ...

The official ceremony began at 14:15, after the sealing of the Holy Sepulchre was broken. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, ...

Easter at Church of Holy Sepulchre to witness ritual ignition of candles at traditional site of Jesus's tomb The post ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

The ceremony is taking place in Jerusalem's Church of the Resurrection. The annual ceremony of the descent of the Holy Fire ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...