Mother Teresa might be the most famous, and most widely admired, Catholic personality of the 20th century. And on Sunday, she was canonized by Pope Francis. The Catholic Church makes saints to ...

Mother Teresa spent her entire day serving the poorest of the poor and those who were dying in Calcutta. The rest of her time was given to prayer and a few hours of sleep.

Editor's note: The following column is excerpted from "I Loved Jesus in the Night: Teresa of Calcutta—A Secret Revealed" by Paul Murray. I had my first glimpse of Mother Teresa more than thirty ...

Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 by Pope John Paul II after a first miracle was attributed to her, answering an Indian woman's prayers to cure her brain tumor, according to the Vatican.

Mother Teresa was born to an ethnic Albania family in the Macedonian capital, Skopje. ... Dozens of nuns led the singing of hymns and prayers. Born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in 1910, ...

Mother Teresa also possessed what Peter Drucker called the “bias toward action.” Bose and Faust say she believed that “if something needs washing, wash it.

Mother Teresa, known now as St. Teresa of Calcutta, shown with an Indian child in 1977, spent her life caring for the sick, poor and homeless. ... (outside of moments of prayer) at rest.

Mother Teresa, one of the 20th century’s most visible religious figures, was canonized on Sunday. Test your knowledge of Mother Teresa and the lives of other saints.

So that year, ’77, Mother Teresa was beginning the first group of contemplative brothers, and at the opening, Mother Teresa, who knew I was the brother of one of her sisters, said, “Oh, I ...

When I was invited to be the speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., in 2012, I immediately thought of Mother Teresa, whose speech there in 1994 was the only one many people ...

Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poor in India, performed several miracles and won a Nobel Peace prize in 1979. But how hard is it to become a saint?