The bone fragments, which rest in a silver foot-shaped reliquary, are displayed for veneration in the Basilica of St. John the Baptist of the Florentines. St. Mary Magdalene’s relic is venerated at ...

It seems quite obvious, as Gospel accounts only recall the traces of the risen Christ: a stone rolled away, a burial shroud cast aside and angels present at an empty tomb. But when reading today’s ...

"Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found the stone was rolled aside from the entrance." (John 20:1) With those words from the Gospel of John, we are ...

Mention Mary Magdalene and someone will say, “She was a prostitute, right?” In fact, nothing in the Gospels states this was her profession. True, we are told that Jesus cast out seven demons from her, ...

Here’s who Mary Magdalene was: one of Jesus Christ’s original followers, the last to stay with him while he was nailed to the cross and, Christians believe, the first to see his empty tomb and his ...

She was there when Jesus was crucified, yet no one knows much about her. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni.

They went to the tomb. Three, maybe more, female disciples. Joanna, Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, mother of James and Joses/Joseph, Mary, wife of Clopas, and Salome, mother of James and ...

Redeemed sinner, prostitute, wife of Jesus? Mary Magdalene’s image has gone through myriad incarnations over the centuries, and this Lenten season she’s drawing new attention thanks to the upcoming ...