In a shocking twist to historical accounts, a contentious source has claims that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, often portrayed as a prostitute, and fathered two children. This revelation comes ...

If you ever thought that Jesus Christ was biologically childless, then you might want to spare a thought for this Ghanaian pastor’s claim that the saviour married Mary Magdalene and had five children ...

The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided for the Apostles out of her own resources. A Renaissance (c. 1524) ...

Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ near the empty tomb is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Today is ...

An ancient depiction of a naked woman hung on the wall of my father’s study. Skeletal, stupefied, and wildly bedheaded, she contemplated distances across time and space, as saints and mystics do. As ...