Most people picture Jesus’ tomb as a small, empty chamber with a single stone bench, but archaeology tells a very different story. First-century tombs around Jerusalem were multi-person family ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the weather gets really bad, and the Roman guards need to leave their post in front of Jesus' tomb, there's always Cornelius, ...

There were two types of fame on display at the press conference Monday morning in a grand, sky-lit room at the back of the New York Public library. There was director James Cameron, towering like a a ...

Workers move a marble slab to expose deeper layers in the Edicule within the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which is revered as the site of Jesus’ tomb. (National Geographic via YouTube) After more ...

JERUSALEM — In the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of Jesus, a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it believes ...

JERUSALEM -- In the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of Jesus, a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it believes ...

Jesus, in the Christian tradition, does not have a burial place because he rose up to Heaven, but for three days he lay in a tomb outside Jerusalem. Recently, some 50 scientists, workers, priests, ...

A restoration team has exposed hidden layers of the site known as Jesus’ tomb — for the first time in centuries. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem marks the spot where tradition says Jesus ...

A restoration team Monday announced the completion of a historic renovation of one of Christianity's holiest sites — the shrine that, according to tradition, houses the tomb of Jesus. The ornate ...

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 ...

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 ...