Argentina’s capital city has more bookstores per capita than almost anywhere else in the world. From a jazz-filled speakeasy ...

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Readers of The Post and Courier submitted photos highlighting arches used in architecture, and a winner and two honorable mentions were selected.

I am pleased to welcome you at the end of the Congress promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and dedicated to the relationship between mystical phenomena and holiness of life. This is one ...

The authors of the forthcoming book, “Convent Wisdom” weigh in on the evergreen wisdom of nuns, the lure of convent life, and the social media buzz around cloistered living. Before we had hot girl ...

For the first time in 110 years, the tomb of St. Teresa of Avila, who died in 1582, was opened to allow medical experts and scientists to examine her remains. Even though she has been encased inside ...

Saint Teresa of Avila lived in an age of exploration as well as political, social and religious upheaval. It was the 16th century, a time of change and reform. She was born before the Protestant ...

The Diocese of Ávila in Spain reported on Aug. 28, 2024, that the body of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, was still incorrupt after her death on Oct. 4, 1582 — almost five centuries ago. ...

St. Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, in Avila, Spain, in 1515. Her parents were Jewish merchants who had converted to Christianity under King Ferdinand and Queen ...