Located behind a bus station just outside the walls of the Old City, the rocky escarpment pictured above is believed by many Christians to be the Golgotha, or the Calvary, the skull-shaped hill where ...

The “Place of the Skull”, Calvary, Golgotha is the epicenter of Christianity and our “holy of holies”; indeed, the spiritual center of the entire universe, for this is the spot where our Lord and ...

A new book traces the footsteps of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem for nearly a millennium before the Crusades, and the path ...

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: During Holy Week, Christians remember the familiar story of Jesus’s death and resurrection. But exactly where does that story take place? The Bible offers only a few clues.

Jerusalem ramparts, recently opened to the public, provide a vivid overview of the capital’s history, from its Roman and Ottoman conquerors to its modern day residents Share General Charles George ...

Within the Old City of Jerusalem, the most sacred site for Christians is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This ornate Romanesque/Baroque structure sits atop the traditional site of Golgotha where ...

Revue de l'histoire des religions, Vol. 214, No. 4 (OCTOBRE - DÉCEMBRE 1997), pp. 387-413 (27 pages) La localisation du temple capitolin d'Aelia Capitolina, colonie romaine qui remplaça Jérusalem sous ...

JERUSALEM, Israel — The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem urged Christians to stand firm in the face of tragedy, as worshipers massed for Easter Sunday at the site where they believe Jesus rose from the ...

A miraculous event has reportedly taken place recently within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Holy City of Jerusalem. Golgotha, the place of the Lord’s Crucifixion is also within the church, ...

Golgotha in Goa, a rare painting from Souza’s formative years, adopts its formal composition from the altar at Golgotha, Jerusalem, the place where Christ was crucified. It will lead a New York ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) During Holy Week, Christians remember the familiar story of Jesus's death and resurrection. But exactly where does that story take place? The Bible offers only a few clues. “The ...