Some of the most soaring religious poetry ever written was composed by a tiny 16th Century Spanish monk called Juan de la Cruz—John of the Cross. From his bald head to the soles of his sandals, John ...

When the legendary St. Teresa of Ávila needed spiritual counsel during the Spanish Inquisition, she did not turn to St. John of the Cross or St. Peter of Alcántara, but to the lesser-known St. John of ...

The Surrealist's 'Christ of Saint John on the Cross' was controversial for many reasons. Salvador Dalí in his studio in Port Lligat with his painting Christ of St John on the Cross in 1951. Photo by ...

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.