Teresa was last displayed in 1914, when devotees had a single day to see the saint. This time, the display drew almost 100,000 visitors over two weeks, said Miguel Ángel González, the prior of the ...

Catholic worshippers have for weeks flocked to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the ...

The corpse of Saint Teresa of Jesus, who died nearly 500 years ago, has been displayed to the public for the first time since 1914. Saint Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Avila, died 440 ...

Laity and clergy in India welcomed the Vatican’s announcement that the feast of St Teresa of Kolkata will be ... The gospel for the feast day is from St Matthew, including the verse: “Whatever ...

Until now, her feast day was only inscribed in the proper calendar of the Missionaries of Charity and in the calendar of the Indian Catholic Church. The saint, popularly known as Mother Teresa, lived ...

Memorials rank third in the classification of feast days on the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. The memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta will be an optional memorial, which means it is ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman ...

Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a "beacon of hope" and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her "Optional ...

These nuns, led by their prioress Mother Teresa of St. Augustine, embraced their fate ... The Martyrs of Compiègne’s feast day is celebrated on July 17, the anniversary of their ultimate ...

Congress is considering making Dec. 12, the Catholic feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage destination ...

Instead, give alms from what you have and then indeed everything will be clean for you.' Reflection on Saint Teresa's cell Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582), a towering ...

When I saw that today was the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, one of the four female Doctors of the Church, I was reminded of this encounter. I remembered that women may be unnumbered in the ranks ...