It is the final week of Jesus' life. The long-awaited "hour" of his death, pent up for so long like water behind a dam that is suddenly released, strikes with blinding speed and savage fury. Jesus' ...

Bucking conventional wisdom, a controversial text has surfaced suggesting that Jesus Christ may have wed Mary Magdalene, a woman historically cast as a prostitute, and fathered two children with her.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Newmarket Films Mel Gibson has cast two actors to play Jesus and Mary Magdalene in The Resurrection of the Christ, the ...

Did Jesus have a wife and two kids? LONDON -- Did Jesus have a wife and two kids? That is the striking -- to some, blasphemous -- claim at the heart of the new book “The Lost Gospel: Decoding the ...

Judea, 33 AD. Mary is a faithful young girl from the village of Magdala near the sea of Galilea. Reluctant to follow the traditions and destiny reserved to women, living only as wife and mother; she ...

On St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day, we read from the Song of Songs at Mass: “I will rise and will go about the city; in the streets and the broad ways I will seek Him Whom my soul loves.” And then: “I ...

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 ...