Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

Believers are encouraged to turn to Mary as their spiritual mother. As the Lord Jesus entrusted his heart to her, so we are ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Where is the tomb of the Virgin ... based on the assumption that Mary spent the last years of her earthly pilgrimage in the company of St. John -- to whom ...

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre. Lord Jesus ... tomb is empty because he - the Father - "did not abandon you to the nether world, nor let your flesh ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary ... tomb of Jesus. Now, during Easter week, I return to ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

Two decades ago, Sally Read was an award-winning poet, an outspoken feminist as well as a vehemently anti-Catholic atheist. Then, unexpectedly, in 2010, she converted to Catholicism. Subsequently ...

(2:1) Roses and lilies became Mary's flowers. A legend from the second century says that when Mary's tomb was ... of the angel's visit to Mary. Tradition tells us that the Amazon lily was the Star of ...

It is the smell of burning candles and incense floating with the gentle breeze that greets you as you slowly climb the stone ...

This order requires the term “sex” to be used instead of “gender,” and all official documents must designate the “correct” ...

Locals joke that in 100 years, tourists should come back and see ... took Jesus’ mother after his crucifixion. There’s a tomb on site, and while many believe it’s the Virgin Mary, we ...