Cameron Mumford came to Jerusalem on a solo Catholic pilgrimage to retrace the steps of Christ. By the end of his journey, he ...

Christian tradition maintains that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the location of Jesus' crucifixion (known as Calvary or Golgotha) and his nearby tomb, which today is crowned by an ...

While archaeologists overwhelmingly support the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the historical site of Jesus’s burial, the Garden Tomb continues to attract Protestant worshippers. This deep dive ...

The Bible states that Jesus was buried in a “new tomb,” but the Garden Tomb appears to be from the eighth or seventh centuries B.C.E. “There’s no doubt that historically, the Church of the Holy ...

There is, however, no way that the Garden Tomb is the tomb of Jesus. The Gospels suggest that Jesus was laid in a newly constructed tomb made for Joseph of Arimathea (Matt. 27:57-60).

The Gospels, particularly John's account, depict the despair of Jesus' death and the subsequent joy of his resurrection. Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb highlights the transition from ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com “At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.”- John 19:41 ...

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church is believed to have been built in part upon ...

Discovery of ancient garden beneath Jesus’ burial site backs up Biblical account The discovery of 2,000 year-old olive trees and grapevines are believed to reflect the Gospel of John's account ...