Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday ... like the apostles grieving over the death of Jesus.” The Mass was attended by a crowd estimated at 200 ...

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More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Seeing that Pilate did not want to crucify Jesus to begin with, he made that point clear by washing his hands of the affair ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: What really happened at Jesus' tomb?

When Mary Magda-lene went to the tomb early on Easter Sunday, it was to make ready her Lord and saviour’s body with perfumes ...

There are multiple accounts across the Gospels telling the story of what happened when women went to Jesus' tomb and became ...

The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place ...

In times of doubt and confusion, He is there. When He is there, there is hope. Jeff Fugitt is the pastor of Cassville United ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is also believed by Christians to house Jesus’s tomb. The idea that Jesus was buried close to the place of his crucifixion comes from the Bible. The Gospel of ...