JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- As a child growing up in Jerusalem, Eliane Abdinnour was taught that Mary Magdalene was a sinner and an outcast. But now, as an adult, she sees her as a brave woman of perseverance.
'When you think about it, we all come with baggage, nobody is perfect,' said Abdinnour, 55, who was among some 60 Christian and Jewish women from numerous countries who came together for the ninth annual Women's Encounter of the Magdalena Institute at the Magdala pilgrim retreat center in the