Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 23 November 1805. Her father was a Scottish soldier and her mother was Jamaican. Seacole was born at a time when many Black people in the Caribbean were ...

The Vatican has clarified the Virgin Mary's role in the Catholic Church, stating that she did not help Jesus to save the world from damnation. A new decree from the Holy See's top doctrinal office, ...

Historically, whenever we think about the Crimean War, the first person that automatically comes into our heads is Florence Nightingale, The Lady of the Lamp. During the Crimean War, she treated so ...

Courtesy of Live Arts Theater. “Drury tells this story from a transcendental space within the global Black woman experience. There are particular caregiving experiences that Black women across the ...

Live Arts Theater’s 2024-2025 Voyages Season continues with the Virginia premiere of “Marys Seacole,” Jackie Sibblies Drury’s time-travelling chronicle inspired by the real-life of Mary Seacole.

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.

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 Seacole, born Mary Jane Grant in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1805, was a pioneering figure in medicine and a celebrated humanitarian. Her father, a Scottish officer, and her mother, a free Jamaican ...

Pope Francis told pilgrims present at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday that the Blessed Virgin Mary does not focus on herself but on her son, Jesus. “Mary is always the mother ...

Mary Cosby is finally addressing why her husband, Robert Cosby Sr., isn’t featured on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City anymore. “He’s good. He’s a man and they hold grudges,” Mary, 51, shared on ...

A new book from journalist Maureen Callahan details the painful end of Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had been married to RFK Jr. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...