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3 days ago · Learn about the life and work of Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity. She died on 5 September 1997 in Calcutta, India, and was canonized in 2016 by the Catholic Church.
4 days ago · Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 and was beatified only six years later, on October 19, 2003. Mother Teresa once said, “A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of ...
5 days ago · Kalighat Home for the Dying: In 1952, she opened her first hospice in a former Hindu temple dedicated to Kali, the goddess of death. It was named Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart). Here, the dying, regardless of their religion or background, were cared for with dignity and love in their final days.
5 days ago · The Diocese of Ávila in Spain reported Aug. 28 that the body of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death on Oct. 4, 1582, almost five centuries ago.
4 days ago · Mother Teresa died in 1997 of heart failure after suffering much from several health problems during her last years (two heart attacks, pneumonia, malaria, and a broken collarbone), all of which she bore patiently for the love of God.
21 hours ago · St. Teresa of Ávila is the Doctor of Prayer, with good reason; she inspired countless other saints with her mysticism and her focus on the soul’s ascent to God, including St. Francis de Sales ...
4 days ago · In her grief, Teresa turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary, earnestly praying, “From now on, you shall be my mother,” beginning a lifelong devotion to Mary as her spiritual mother and guide. Her Entry into Religious Life. At the age of 20, Teresa joined the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation in Ávila.
