Did Jesus have a wife and children? This sensational claim surfaces ... is actually a “disguised history” of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. If that’s true, it would follow that their two sons ...

Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene ... is to Mary Magdalene. Here’s the reason that it really matters: right now in your Bible as it is translated, Martha, not Mary, gives the ...

And while we still haggle about her true identity, Mary Magdalene has become a serious contender for number one among the women around Jesus. There exists--in certain quarters--a lively competition ...

Texts discovered in the mid-20th Century raised further questions about the nature of her relationship with Jesus. Mary Magdalene is first mentioned by name in Mark, the second Gospel. However ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

A: We do not know if Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was present at the Resurrection. Scripture is silent but mentions explicitly Mary Magdalene (Mk 16,9; Mt 28,9; Jn 20,11-18). Many of the Church fathers ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.