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Mother Teresa will be made a saint on
September 4, Pope Francis announced
on Tuesday, 19 years after the death
of the Nobel Laureate who spent 45
years serving the poor and sick on the
streets of Kolkata.
“Pope Francis today approved Mother
Teresa’s elevation to sainthood and
set September 4 as the date for her
canonisation,” said a message from the
Vatican to the Mother’s House, the
headquarters of the Missionaries of
Charity in Kolkata.
Mother Teresa founded the
Missionaries of Charity and spent 45
years serving the poor, the sick, the
orphaned, and the dying on the streets
of Kolkata. She died at the age of 87 in
Kolkata in 1997.
The elevation of Mother Teresa to
sainthood came after the Church
recognised a second miracle earlier,
the Missionaries of Charity said.
“We have now received an official
confirmation from Vatican that Pope
Francis has approved Mother’s
sainthood .. Read more: Mother Teresa to be made saint on September 4: The Hindu - Mobile edition
September 4, Pope Francis announced
on Tuesday, 19 years after the death
of the Nobel Laureate who spent 45
years serving the poor and sick on the
streets of Kolkata.
“Pope Francis today approved Mother
Teresa’s elevation to sainthood and
set September 4 as the date for her
canonisation,” said a message from the
Vatican to the Mother’s House, the
headquarters of the Missionaries of
Charity in Kolkata.
Mother Teresa founded the
Missionaries of Charity and spent 45
years serving the poor, the sick, the
orphaned, and the dying on the streets
of Kolkata. She died at the age of 87 in
Kolkata in 1997.
The elevation of Mother Teresa to
sainthood came after the Church
recognised a second miracle earlier,
the Missionaries of Charity said.
“We have now received an official
confirmation from Vatican that Pope
Francis has approved Mother’s
sainthood .. Read more: Mother Teresa to be made saint on September 4: The Hindu - Mobile edition
