VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty years since the 16th century Spanish mystic was declared the first ...

Religious reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Ávila lived from 1515-1582. The Spanish nun was instrumental in the reform of the Carmelite Order. She came into the world into a family of the petit ...

On October 15th the Roman Catholic Church will celebrate the feast of Saint Teresa of Jesus, also known as Saint Teresa of Avila. This Spanish Carmelite nun was as reformer, mystic and doctor of the ...

Saint Teresa of Avila continues to fascinate both the Catholic faithful and people from various walks of life. From fashion designer Manolo Blahnik to dictator Francisco Franco, who kept a relic of ...

St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Ross Township drew residents from around the region to its annual church festival Aug. 12 to 17. The nightly event featured homemade dinners, live musical performances, ...

“The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila” is considered among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human encounter with the divine. The “Life” is not really an autobiography at all, but rather a ...

St. Teresa of Avila Italian Feast Dinner will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 15, at the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Life Center, 1878 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Tickets are $15 each and ...

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As parking lot festivals go, St. Teresa of Avila’s is pretty classy thanks to its 94-year-old church building. This west side beaut—a mashup of Spanish Revival and Italian Romanesque Revival complete ...