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 ...

Too often Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as a penitent adulteress or prostitute. A new film starring Rooney Mara as the Magdalene and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus seeks to set the record straight, but ...

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 ...

(RNS) — It seems like the women of Scripture are having a moment in the days leading up to Easter (April 21), celebrated by many Christians as the day they believe Jesus rose from the dead. Mary ...

To the editor: Charlotte Allen claims a recent film is “part of a feminist effort” to change our understanding about Mary Magdalene, attempting to tarnish legitimate scholarship by terming it ...

Welcome to In Search Of, a podcast where we go in search of voices and perspectives that inform and expand a life of faith. In this episode, Amy speaks with singer/songwriter-turned-Biblical scholar ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. A new, official trailer for Mary Magdalene has ...

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take ...

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 ...

"I always thought that that could be interesting, the story of her." Following her role as real-life person Patrizia Reggiani in "House of Gucci," pop star Lady Gaga said one person she "always wanted ...

That is a horrible introduction to seeing.” The Bible doesn’t fully explain why Jesus used mud or clay to heal the blind, though some experts say it was a common practice among first-century healers.