The cave, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Jerusalem, was famous in Byzantine times as a site of Christian ...

ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...

IT sounds like something from The Da Vinci Code: an ancient document suggesting Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. But is it a forgery? Researchers are determined to find out. The authenticity ...

He recalled the Holy Gospel on Jesus’ washing of his disciples’ feet, noting that people must always follow the example of Jesus in humbling himself for those in need. “This is what we are called to ...

She crashed into the party because of her need. Simon didn’t offer Jesus water to wash His feet. Mary washed his feet with her tears. Simon didn’t give Jesus a kiss of greeting. Mary kissed Jesus's ...

My mother loves the Lord, and he recently drew her attention to the word “feet.” She was thinking about Mary washing Jesus’ feet with her hair, and Jesus washing the disciples’ feet. God’s Word says a ...

(She wasn’t.) Mary Magdalene, as it seems according to Scripture, was likely not a prostitute. Some people associate her with the prostitute who washes Jesus’ feet with her hair (Luke 7:36-50), but no ...

We thought that was another really cool visual that would help give even more resonance to the famous Bible story of Mary of Bethany washing Jesus’ feet. We’ve talked before about how human ...

As presented in Luke 7:36-50 in the Bible, Mary Magdalene — deemed a "sinful" woman — wept onto Jesus Christ's feet at the feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee. She let her tears wash over his ...

John Muir, pastor of St. Mary’s Basilica who also ... When approached by Jesus, Peter himself said, “You will never wash my feet.” (Jn, 13:8) So too, volunteer foot-washers found more ...

This act is also significant because in the society of that time, washing someone’s feet was considered the job of a lowly servant, yet Jesus, who was their teacher and master, took on this role.