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 ...

However, there exists an even stronger competition between Mary Magdalene and Mary Magdalene herself ... Apparently she is not the unknown sinner who anointed the feet of Jesus (Luke 7,36), nor the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...