Edith Stein, the Jewish woman who would become St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was murdered in the gas chamber at the Auschwitz concentration camp on Aug. 9, 1942. How did a brilliant Jewish ...

Aug. 9 is the feast day of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. A convert from Judaism at the age of 30, she later entered the Carmelite order and died in the Nazi ...

The year was 1893, when a tragedy shook the foundations of Edith Stein’s family. Her mother, Auguste Stein, had given birth to 11 children, with four dying in infancy. When Edith, the youngest child, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Edith + Eddie," a front-runner to win an Oscar for best short documentary, is one of two nominations for Chicago's Kartemquin film company. The Oscars have come and gone, but it's ...

Atlanta, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlanta. An award-winning documentary following a very special Porsche 911 named 'Edith' is now available on Prime Video via Prime Video Direct in the United ...

If St. Teresa Benedicta is named a doctor of the Church, she would join 37 other saints with that title, four of whom are women: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), pictured in 1938-1939.