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 ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been closed indefinitely to protest two proposals that Christian leaders see as targeting the presence of Christianity in the region. Catholic, Greek ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem's centuries-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre following the pontiff's passing ...

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre is one of the holiest sites in the Christian world. Despite rules governing its shared use amongst different denominations, conflicts arise time and again.

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 ...