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 ...

Since then no other woman has been as exalted as Mary. As a universal symbol of maternal love, as well as of suffering and sacrifice, Mary is often the touchstone of our longing for meaning ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

A new film about Mary Magdalene sets out to refute the commonly held assumption that she was a prostitute redeemed by Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ Superstar. The Last Temptation of Christ.

Mary Magdalene is known as the apostle to the Apostles ... But for some Catholics, Mark represents most emphatically the saint as political symbol, powerfully linked with the identity of Venice.

Another depiction of the site was uncovered in 1585 AD of a fourth-century sculpture that showed Jesus standing before Mary ...

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The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is situated on the slope of the Mount of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemane and is one of the most easily recognizable landmarks of Jerusalem. This striking example ...

On Sunday Mary Magdalene and some of Jesus's disciples ... Christians call this the resurrection. An egg is a symbol of new life. For Christians, Easter eggs are used as a symbol for the ...

A remarkable early crucifixion scene by one of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance, Fra Angelico, has been saved for the British nation after the Ashmolean museum in Oxford raised £4.48m to ...

Silence will fall across our towns and villages at 11am on Sunday marking 106 years since the end of the First World War.