The empty tomb In the reading from John’s Gospel for this Easter Sunday we are told that Mary Magdalene “came to the tomb early, while it was still dark…” (Jn. 20:1).

The tomb was empty. And look at the impact the message He is Risen has had on our society. Lord Hailsham, one of the most significant lawyers of our age stated, “Our whole system of education, public ...

News about Easter and Holy Week, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Worshippers will gather for a sunrise service atop Mount Penn on Easter Sunday. The 112th Easter Dawn Service will happen at the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower. It starts at 6:30 a.m.

He buries Jesus in his own empty tomb, in a garden. At Jesus's burial, the cemetery becomes a garden, the garden from which Adam was cast out when he abandoned the fullness of life, his Creator.