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 ...

The last time the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed for an extended period was in 1349, during an outbreak of the Black Death in Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel.

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 ...

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of ...

Out of all the Christian sites in the world, none are quite as important or holy as Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre (one of the oldest churches in the world). Historically, it is considered ...

Archaeologists working beneath one of Christianity’s holiest shrines say they have uncovered traces of a cultivated landscape that may date to the time of Jesus, reviving a centuries‑old debate about ...

Following years of delay, restoration and archaeological excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will begin what experts believe may reveal secrets and churchmen hope will bring peace.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed last week and has no definite timeline for reopening. This is the first time in nearly 700 years the holy site has closed for an extended period due to ...