If accepted, Stein, also known by her religious name St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, could become the fifth woman to be declared a doctor of the Church. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Edith Stein’s baptism in the Catholic Church. The city where the philosopher turned saint was born has launched a Year of Edith Stein to celebrate the life and ...

On this day the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a Discalced Carmelite. She and her sister, Rosa Stein, were among those sent to the gas chamber at ...

They gave her 10 minutes to gather her things and say goodbye. The bishops of the Netherlands had recently denounced Nazi deportations of Jews and Dutch citizens. The Nazis retaliated by arresting 245 ...

Recently I wrote an essay on an unusual film about an unusual saint: Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber, newly available on DVD from Ignatius Press. The project required me to watch the film a number of ...

When Edith Stein entered the order of Discalced Carmelite nuns in 1933, she assumed the name of Teresa Blessed by the Cross. What did she mean by the seeming paradox of being “blessed by the cross”?

Presenter: John Sullivan, O.C.D., regional superior, Washington Province of the Discalced Carmelite friars, and Carmelite educator and editor This lecture reviews the life and writings of Edith Stein, ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny marked the 80th anniversary of the gas chamber killing of the Jewish-born Catholic convert Edith Stein on Tuesday Aug. 9, 2022, by celebrating a Mass at the former Auschwitz ...

BROCKTON -- Manny Lopes walked the grounds of St. Edith Stein Parish in Brockton Monday as he usually does, but soon the custodian noticed something wrong. One of the priceless 100-year-old stained ...