A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

There is a long-held debate over where Jesus was laid to rest. Some say the church while others believe he was put inside an ancient rock-cut tomb, known as the Garden Tomb (pictured), which ...

On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been ...

And John says Jesus was stabbed in the side with a spear after he died, “bringing a sudden flow of blood and water” (19:34), which is the one explicit mention of blood in the texts.

They buried Jesus in a garden. There are no Mass readings for Holy Saturday. The church waits in stillness and silence until the fires of the Easter Vigil are lit later tonight.

AL-KASSAB: The church is home to 5th century mosaics, the grave of the Baroque sculptor Bernini and a piece of what tradition holds was Jesus's crib. Now it also has a simple, undecorated tomb ...

Pope Francis says in his will that he wants to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, where seven other popes are buried, in a simple, undecorated tomb with only the ...