Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

Credit: Vatican Media A biblical model of transformation Drawing from the Gospel of John’s account of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb ... recognizing the risen Jesus — a detail the pontiff ...

Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of Jesus ... York A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

And while we still haggle about her true identity, Mary Magdalene has become a serious ... 19,25); that she was present at the burial of Jesus (Mt 27,61; Mk 15,47), and that she was at the empty tomb.

An ornate ossuary, or bone box, discovered in a Jerusalem tomb is inscribed with ... the hometown of Mary Magdalene, a devoted follower of Jesus. Franciscan archaeologists began excavating part ...

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 ...