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.

The question of whether the skull authentically belonged to the biblical figure known as Mary Magdalene is less straightforward. As the religious scholar Philip Almond explains in his 2023 book ...

This week the church celebrates the feast of Mary Magdalene, at a time when Catholicism finds itself in a definitive moment concerning the roles of women.In May, the first-ever deaconess was ...

Almond, Philip C. Mary Magdalene: A Cultural History.Cambridge University Press, 2022. Charlier, Philippe, et al. "Computer-Aided Facial Reconstruction of 'Mary-Magdalene' Relics Following Hair ...

In Magdalene, Mark St. Germain, the author of Freud’s Last Session and Becoming Dr. Ruth offers a startling new look at two ...