Setting out to tell the story of Jesus’ last days from the point of view of the only woman among the apostles is the brave and interesting aim of Garth Davis’ “Mary Magdalene.” At the film’s premiere ...

‘Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection’ by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, 1835. (Credit: From the collection of The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.) Listen We celebrate ...

For a long time, the one thing that most people knew about Mary Magdalene was her status as a “fallen woman” who washed Jesus’ feet and begged forgiveness for her carnal sins. Today, it’s more widely ...

Sex worker, saint, sinner, witness, wife. In the 2,000 years since Mary Magdalene is said to have watched Jesus Christ die on the cross, she’s been labeled many things. But neither theory — penitent ...

St. Mary Magdalene’s feast on July 22 is the perfect time to see what we really can learn about her and from her. The raising of the rank of the liturgical veneration of St. Mary Magdalene from ...

The most important woman in human history was Mary, the Mother of God. No mere mortal has ever been so richly honored as she who bore God in her own flesh and truly named him her son. Who was the ...

Sara Bareilles is about to fulfill a life-long dream. The 38-year-old singer-songwriter has been cast as the female lead in NBC s Jesus Christ Superstar Live as Mary Magdalene, the network announced ...

A new book based on interpretations of ancient texts features an explosive claim: Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, and the couple had two children. In "The Lost Gospel," set for release Wednesday, ...

Canadian actress Chilina Kennedy had two major career goals: to play the Stratford Festival and Broadway. Her current role, Mary Magdalene, in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim ...

She has been the subject of countless paintings, frescoes, and even a few films – but what did Mary Magdalene really look like? That seems to be a question director Mel Gibson has been struggling to ...