The bone fragments, which rest in a silver foot-shaped reliquary, are displayed for veneration in the Basilica of St. John the Baptist of the Florentines. St. Mary Magdalene’s relic is venerated at ...

Recognizing St. Mary Magdalene's role as the first to witness Christ's resurrection and as a "true and authentic evangelizer," Pope Francis raised the July 22 memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to a feast ...

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take ...

I keep meeting people with deep scars on their consciences, festering wounds of guilt they cannot fully suppress. It seems they cannot find forgiveness. Pope Francis often recommends that we seek ...

CHESTER — In his masterful new play, "Magdalene," playwright Mark St. Germain imagines a fateful meeting between Mary Magdalene and the apostle, Peter, 18 years after Jesus’ death. The setting — ...

CHESTER — It’s not a stretch to say that the idea for Mark St. Germain’s newest play, “Magdalene,” has been simmering in the playwright’s mind since the days of his education in Catholic schools. From ...

Even though John F. Kennedy was killed nearly two years before I was born, I always felt I shared something — however small — with him. Our paths crossed — so to speak — at St. Mary Magdalen, the ...

St. Mary Magdalen School in Media was the only school in Delaware County to be lauded for its academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education this week. The Catholic school was one of 349 to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHESTER — Eighteen years after the death of Christ, Peter seeks out Mary Magdalene, whom he banished after the crucifixion. Peter ...