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

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

Francis emphasized how Mary Magdalene recognized Jesus only when he spoke her name, suggesting that personal encounter is essential for authentic conversion. “From Mary Magdalene, whom tradition ...

Several hundred mourners on Saturday gathered at a cathedral in southeastern France to bid an emotional farewell to a boy ...

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 ...

For example, someone might be referred to as “John, the son of Zebedee” or “Mary Magdalene”, with "Magdalene" probably indicating she was from a place called Magdala.' Since Jesus is ...

the son of Zebedee’ or ‘Mary Magdalene,’ with ‘Magdalene’ probably indicating she was from a place called Magdala.” So Jesus, who is often referred to in the bible as “Jesus Of ...

This order requires the term “sex” to be used instead of “gender,” and all official documents must designate the “correct” ...

It is the People of God united in one Body of Jesus Christ ... When we pray to Mary, we are children speaking to their mother. And so, our prayers to Mary are not only communal but also personal.

LIKE all religions worthy of the name, Christianity takes account of our life in time: a journey through each circling year, to what Simeon glimpsed, and Mary Magdalene knew in ... cold spring could ...