To say I was thrilled when the Vatican upgraded the celebration of St. Mary of Magdala to a feast on par with those of the other apostles doesn't nearly begin to cover it. On June 10 Archbishop Arthur ...

Dominican Sr. Diana Culbertson gives her homily at a Magdala celebration hosted by FutureChruch in Independence, Ohio Wednesday. (Photos courtesy of Jim Metrisin) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio-- "If we are to ...

With the current war in Israel resulting in the cancellation of many planned tours and pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the Magdala Tourist Center in the biblical town of Magdala is offering a "virtual ...

Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem has consecrated a church at the inauguration of the Magdala Center, an archaeological park in Mary Magdalene's hometown that contains a first century synagogue ...

“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 ...

Editor's note: This is a longer version than the one featured in the print edition. On the road from Nazareth, Cana and Tiberias to Capernaum lies Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene, by the ...

Presenter: Mary Ann Hinsdale, I.H.M. At this celebration of the feast day of St. Mary of Magdala, Sr. Hinsdale offers a review of recent scholarship on Mary Magdalene, discusses what we can say ...