She was beatified on October 19, 2003, by Pope John Paul II. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

A United Nations stamp to honor a Catholic saint? Yes. On Aug. 12, the UN issued a commemorative stamp honoring Mother Teresa, one of the most celebrated women and Catholic missionaries of the 20th ...

“Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” These words, spoken by St. Teresa of Calcutta, known more familiarly as Mother Teresa, are typical of the petite ...

Peace is one of the most discussed concepts in human history. But it is also one of the most difficult things to obtain. Countries spend billions on defence systems, world leaders have peace talks, ...

MAHANOY CITY — On Palm Sunday, the streets resounded with the sound of cracking whips and the sobbing of mourners as Christ staggered under the weight of his cross. For the 36th year, Active Christian ...

On Sunday, September 4, 2016, Mother Teresa, who devoted her life to helping countless numbers of abandoned, sick, poor and dying people in Calcutta, was declared a saint by Pope Francis in the ...

In 1979 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to Mother Teresa. The Committee considered it right and appropriate to choose Mother Teresa of Calcutta as their person, because she ...

The canon of books about Mother Teresa is growing larger and arguably more mature. One stream, stemming from Malcolm Muggeridge’s Something Beauti ful for God, emphasizes her saintliness. Another ...

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MISSOULA, Mont. - One of the Catholic church's most iconic figures in the past 50 years, Mother Teresa, is now recognized as a saint.St. Teresa of Calcutta was canonized Sunday in Vatican City. The ...

I was 16-years-old and holding my breath as I backed up against a narrow corridor in a convent in New York City. The door opened and a tiny woman in a sari with blue stripes on the edges was being ...