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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 philosopher not only manage to find Christ but also become a Discalced Carmelite nun, a martyr, and possibly — if the Carmelite order has its way — a doctor of the Church?

Find out when EWTN premieres “The Paths of Edith Stein: Father Mitch Pacwa’s Investigation” at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 8, and 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 9.

Pacwa’s half-hour program is followed by Father Charles Connor’s one-hour program “Edith Stein: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,” which airs at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 9, and 2 a.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 10.

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