There she received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St. Thérèse of Lisieux. In December, she departed for India, arriving in Calcutta on 6 January 1929. After making her First Profession of ...

The Catholic Church is filled with female saints who accomplished incredible feats for the Church and serve as role models ...

A 1994 file photo of Mother Teresa. VATICAN—Pope Francis onadded the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial.

LOPEZ: How is joy a source of power, as Mother Teresa said? CONROY: People sometimes ask me if I got sick while serving in the home for the dying in Calcutta, tending people who were suffering ...

Laity and clergy in India welcomed the Vatican’s announcement that the feast of St Teresa of Kolkata will be added to the ...

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Obtain from the Heart of Jesus ...

Church leaders in India have welcomed the Vatican's decision to add the feast of St. Teresa of Kolkata to the universal liturgical calendar ... religious and associations of the faithful" and also ...

MANILA — A Filipino nun recently received the St. Teresa of Calcutta Award for her nearly three decades of spiritual work to ...