He claimed that he was a "private and obscure individual" and "neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant." One thing he realized, though, was that his life was far from typical. In his autobiography ...

Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', the birthplace of St Teresa and the burial place of the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada, ...

She wrote in her autobiography, that she had always ... after Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa of Avila. St. Thérèse wrote once, 'You know well enough that Our Lord does not look ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Find today’s readings here. A few years ago, a reader of America Magazine approached my coworker Molly ...

The Diocese of Avila took great measures to make sure St. Teresa's remains were protected from thieves. Many years ago, they ...

Oct. 15 is the day when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and doctor of the Church St. Teresa of Ávila, whose life of prayer serves as an example for many Catholics today.

Experts were shocked to find that Saint Teresa of Avila had not decayed after she was unearthed from a church in Spain. Her ...

Mother Teresa was canonized into Saint Teresa at the Vatican on Sunday morning, joining Saint Nicholas, Joan of Arc and thousands of others the Church found to be performing miracles on Earth.

Lives of Great Religious Books is a series of short volumes that recount the complex and fascinating histories of important religious texts from around the world. Written for general readers by ...

Saint Teresa de Jesús’s rumoured presence throughout ... with walls you make on the beach playing with kids? Well, here in Avila they're real,” explained one intrepid traveller on TripAdvisor.

Stewart is writing an autobiography. “I just signed the contract as we speak," Stewart said in an interview with Hoda and Jenna on Oct. 17. "Random House is publishing it in two years.” ...

Avila, a junior, gained national attention as a fun part of last year’s Indiana State team and transferred to Saint Louis this past offseason. College basketball star Robbie Avila suffered what ...