Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag­dalene went to the tomb and saw the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came run­ning to Simon Peter and the other ...

Emptiness isn’t usually something to get excited about. Unless it’s Easter morning. Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith. And in that moment, everything changes.

Christian tradition depicts Jesus’ tomb as empty and solitary, but archaeology tells a different story. Tombs in Jerusalem were family complexes filled with multiple bodies. Early gospel writers ...

The Gospels, particularly John's account, depict the despair of Jesus' death and the subsequent joy of his resurrection. Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb highlights the transition from ...

Pope Benedict XVI today visited the Holy Sepulcher, the site of the entombment of Jesus and his subsequent resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Pope said the empty tomb of Jesus “speaks to us of hope, ...

Over the last several articles, we have looked at the popularity of hallucination theories as a possible explanation of what happened to Jesus after the crucifixion. We began the entire discussion by ...

Though many equate Easter with bunnies and brunches, it’s long been a battle over a body. Christians claim the tomb was empty because Jesus rose from the dead. Others say that if it was empty, it’s ...

A few years ago, I stood at the grave of Thomas Jefferson, and I was prompted to give thanks for his life and legacy. After all, if it weren’t for Jefferson and his majestic Declaration of ...

The wait is over. The journey that began in the solemnity of Ash Wednesday culminates today in the jubilation of Easter. This issue of the Register reflects that tone in our page-one stories and ...