When Edith Stein entered the order of Discalced Carmelite nuns in 1933, she assumed the name of Teresa Blessed by the Cross. What did she mean by the seeming paradox of being “blessed by the cross”?

First, the DDF clarifies that it is erroneous to compare the 'glorious cross' with the 'cross of Jerusalem,' as Aumont did after the fifth alleged apparition. St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has declared that the alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé, France, do not have an authentic divine origin and are therefore “not supernatural.” The ...