Recognizing St. Mary Magdalene's role as the first to witness Christ's resurrection and as a "true and authentic evangelizer," Pope Francis raised the July 22 memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to a feast ...

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 ...

Whether you believe she was a penitent prostitute, the wife of Jesus or the apostle’s apostle, Mary Magdalene and her story have intrigued the nation since Dan Brown published “The Da Vinci Code” in ...

A reader of my review of Mary Magdalene offers an impassioned defense for the medieval Western view of St. Mary Magdalene as a penitent with a notoriously wanton sexual past, a profligate adulteress ...

On this day we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is a mirror in which all Christians may see something different. Some reflections: "They Have Taken Away My Lord," a poem by ...

CHESTER — It’s not a stretch to say that the idea for Mark St. Germain’s newest play, “Magdalene,” has been simmering in the playwright’s mind since the days of his education in Catholic schools. From ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHESTER — Eighteen years after the death of Christ, Peter seeks out Mary Magdalene, whom he banished after the crucifixion. Peter ...

St. Mary Magdalen School in Media was the only school in Delaware County to be lauded for its academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education this week. The Catholic school was one of 349 to ...