The death of Mary Magdalene at the age of 33 marks the end of a short but highly publicized life. Whether she was celebrated ...

The deposed Scottish queen wrote the four-page missive to her brother-in-law just a few hours before her execution in 1587 ...

Some had wondered how the show about Abraham Lincoln’s wife would fare after its creator left the Broadway cast. But mirth is abundant as it opens on the West End.

There are many depictions of Mary as a representation of purity, obedience, and peace, but behind this image exists a deeper ...

Mary was the mother of Jesus. Christians believe she was made pregnant miraculously by God while she was still a virgin. In this section, six academic experts explain what we know about her life and ...

May, the month in which the earth springs into bloom (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and we start thinking about planting gardens, family picnics and making vacation plans. It’s also the Month ...

She was there when Jesus was crucified, yet no one knows much about her. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni.

Their teacher-student sex scandal made headlines around the world. — -- When Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau was forced to go public in 1997 with an affair she was having with her former sixth grade ...

The story of Mary and the Nativity is as old as the faith and as fresh as the future. What could be (or should be) more welcome around Christmastime than a movie about Mary and the birth of Jesus? On ...

Mary Magdalene travelled with Jesus as one of his followers. She was was present at the two most important moments in the story of Jesus: the crucifixion and the resurrection. Was she really a ...

Mary Mallon, here in the foreground, never contracted typhoid herself but was responsible for spreading the disease No-one ever thought we'd see a time when every news bulletin and website in the ...