Sunday, June 1, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Boston; Hartford, Connecticut; New York; Newark, New Jersey; ...

Fye, Anne Marie Amacher and Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger (Photo gallery at end of article) Jesus, present ...Read ...

Christian tradition maintains that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the location of Jesus' crucifixion (known as Calvary or Golgotha ... featuring numerous rock-carved tombs in various ...

While archaeologists overwhelmingly support the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the historical ... Featuring the dramatic rise of “Gordon’s Calvary,” the video shows how subjective ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, left, light candles for Christian pilgrims during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the ... directly into the rock— and it is also ...

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

A portion of the Rock of Calvary in the Basilica of the Holy ... The edicule of the Holy Sepulchre, which encloses the venerated tomb, stands at the heart of this history. The edicule of the ...

Christian worshippers hold crosses and walk outside the church of the Holy Sepulchre during a past ... path Jesus was said to have walked to Mount Calvary where he was crucified.

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in ... at the crucifixion site of Calvary (also called Golgotha ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy ... The Rock of Calvary, where the Crucifixion is believed to have taken place, is encased in an elaborate glass altar within the church.