Tucked away in a rocky mountain in southeast France is a cave formed by natural erosion called La Sainte-Baume, where Mary ...

Who’s the real Mary Magdalene? In this article, we separate fact from fiction and share eight lesser-known facts about ...

Mary Magdalene, like Mary the Mother of God, has a special closeness to Jesus that we can see in today’s readings and feast. It is easy to dismiss because we know so little and because she is not one ...

"Mary Magdalene was a forgiven prostitute," reads the second line of the sermon reminding people what to remember about the first Easter. Hollywood loves casting Mary Magdalene as a sex worker.

Mary Magdalene: My name is Mary of Magdala. I was a disciple of Jesus, I was present at the crucifixion, and I was the first person He appeared to after the resurrection. Saint Monica.

Mary Magdalene's U.S. Visit Nov. 10 - 17, the Magdalene relics will revisit the New York metro area. The full itinerary through Nov. 30 includes Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia, with key stops ...

Magdalene's reputation as a wanton woman was sealed by 591 when Pope Gregory announced that the Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the sinner were, in fact, the same woman.

That Mary Magdalene was a prostitute or a woman of ill repute and loose morals is scripturally baseless, a fiction created by Pope Gregory nearly 1,500 years ago, according to Cynthia Bourgeault ...

FOR 1,400 years she has been the subject of a smear campaign of biblical proportions. As the second most famous Mary in the Bible, Mary Magdalene is directly mentioned at least 12 times in the ...

In her 2000 book, “The Making of the Magdalen,” Katherine L. Jansen, a historian at the Catholic University of America, points out that as the Middle Ages progressed, Mary Magdalene became the ...

"Mary Magdalene" is a perfect way to celebrate the "Apostle to the Apostles" on or around her July 22 feast day. It is both cinematically beautiful and well-grounded in contemporary scholarship ...