“Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark …” (Jn 20:1) I have long loved Mary of Magdala, for a number of reasons—most particularly, the fact that my birthday ...

The bone fragments, which rest in a silver foot-shaped reliquary, are displayed for veneration in the Basilica of St. John the Baptist of the Florentines. St. Mary Magdalene’s relic is venerated at ...

Last September, three days after my 37th birthday, I embarked on a journey I have long wanted to take: a visit to the Holy Land. There were many sacred moments that expanded my faith and perspective ...

There is a serious controversy over the identity of St. Mary Magdalene that has continued since the early Church. The Gospels present three particular “characters” who are involved in this problem. St ...