Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

I get angry when I see Mary Magdalene depicted as a prostitute. Like many of Christians, though, I grew up thinking she was just that. The false conception of Mary Magdalene can be traced back to (at ...

She was there when Jesus was crucified, yet no one knows much about her. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni.

Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ near the empty tomb is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Today is ...

Mary Magdalene was a recipient of grace with a story to proclaim. Save for Jesus Christ and his mother Mary, few biblical figures hold more prominence in the history of Christian art than Mary ...

The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided for the Apostles out of her own resources. A Renaissance (c. 1524) ...

CHESTER — In his masterful new play, "Magdalene," playwright Mark St. Germain imagines a fateful meeting between Mary Magdalene and the apostle, Peter, 18 years after Jesus’ death. The setting — ...