Mother Teresa

New Bedford's Holy Family Holy Name School and St. James-St. John School will combine into the new Saint Teresa of Calcutta School.

Chris McCarthy's bout with COVID-19 nearly claimed his life, but a photo of Mother Teresa helped give him the strength to live and eventually to begin healing.

While most of the world celebrated Mother Teresa's canonization in Rome, many locals honored her life at New Bedford's St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Sunday afternoon. Now being called St. Teresa of Calcutta, she visited St. Lawrence Church back in 1995...

Mother Teresa, the nun who devoted her life to caring for the poor and destitute in India, officially becomes a saint on Sunday, Sept. 4.. Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa on Sunday in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square that's expected to draw huge crowds of the faithful...

One of my best moments in life was bowing in front of and being personally blessed by Mother Teresa. With my elderly mother and young son alongside, this was one of the greatest and most important events I'll ever had. And it happened in New Bedford in 1995...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make Mother Teresa a saint

I remember seeing her, stooped, wrinkled, hands prayerfully together, gently bowing in humility whispering prayers to all who gathered to see this iconic nun emerge from the New Bedford convent on a Wednesday afternoon back in 1995. Her aura glowed...