Was she really a prostitute? Why did Jesus love her so? Still, there are many unanswered questions about certain people in the Bible, but none is more controversial than Mary Magdalene. There have ...

MAGDALA, Israel — If there’s a feminist figure from the Bible for the #MeToo era, it could very well be Mary Magdalene. The major character in the life of Jesus was long maligned in the West and ...

Many people, when asked to conjure up an image of Mary of Magdala, will say that she was a prostitute; a sinner who repented. However, in truth, Mary was an important faith leader, a key figure in our ...

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 ...

"A Celebration of the Life and Faith of St. Mary of Magdala," a special prayer service, will take place 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road in Spokane Valley. For centuries ...

MAGDALA, Israel – If there's a feminist figure from the Bible for the #MeToo era, it could very well be Mary Magdalene. The major character in the life of Jesus was long maligned in the West and ...

Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.” As the effort to accurately portray Mary Magdalene advances, many women ...

The year's surprise "it" girl is the star of a mega best seller, a hot topic on campuses and rumored to be the "special friend" of a famous and powerful man. Yet she's still very much a woman of ...

Just in time for Easter, Universal Pictures’ Focus Films released “Mary Magdalene,” starring Rooney Mara as Jesus of Nazareth’s most famous female follower, and Joaquin Phoenix (Mara’s current love ...

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In this Tuesday, March 27, 2018 photo, a sculpture of Mary Magdalene and Jesus is on display at the Magdala center, on the Sea of Galilee in Migdal. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) Listen MAGDALA, Israel ...