Mary may have come into contact with Jesus because of his healing powers. “Seven demons had gone out of her,” says Luke (Luke 8:2). Some scholars believe that the Magdalene may be the same ...

Mark St. Germain’s ‘Magdalene’ at Chester Theatre offers standout performances and a bold reimagining of Mary Magdalene and ...

Eliza Griswold on Mary Magdalene, the subject of numerous controversies who is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese tells the tale of St. Mary Magdalene, a once-demon-possessed woman who transformed through faith in "The Saints." ...

It features Mary with the angel Gabriel fluttering above her and sold to Patrick Williams of New York’s Adam Williams Fine Art for $4m ($4.8m with fees) against a $4m to $6m estimate.

Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion during a jubilee year audience at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on ...

She’s one of the most recognized figures in the Bible—and perhaps the most misunderstood. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene.

Leonardo’s contemporaries in Florence included artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Fra ... Then there’s the woman (Mary Magdalene?) to Jesus’s right apparently flirting with an ...

Most straightforwardly, Penco argued, is Mary Magdalene’s proximity to Christ and his cross in the painting. She kisses the cross and Christ looks down paternalistically towards her.

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo) One of ...

Another highlight is a depiction of the Madonna and Child with Mary Magdalene by Titian, offered by Milan’s Galleria Carlo Orsi (reserved in advance of the fair but with a price range of €2-3m).

Then one Sunday this past Easter season I casually said to her, “You are our Mary Magdalene.” I received a blank stare. Later I realized she was thinking of the misconception that has endured ...