The canonization of Mother Teresa
Pope Francis proclaimed Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, 19 years after her death.
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Mother Teresa sainthood: Here are 5 other saints from the Catholic Church in India
International Business Times, India EditionIndia has had a long history of Christianity, and produced several saints. -
#MotherTeresa was a generous giver of mercy, Pope Francis tells crowds in St.Peter's squareby eleanor biles via twitter 9/4/2016 9:27:49 AM -
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Mother Teresa borne to sainthood by complex, mysterious process
Reuters IndiaThe canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta marked the culmination of a process - sometimes called "the saint-making machine" - that is long, complex, expensive, opaque and often contentious. -
Five facts about Mother Teresa's journey to sainthood- Pope John Paul II, who met her often, put Mother Teresa on the route to canonization two years after her death instead of the usual five.
- She is credited with healing an Indian woman from stomach cancer in 1998 and a Brazilian man from a brain infection in 2008. The Brazilian, Marcilio Andrino, and his wife attended the ceremony and were blessed by the pope.
- Pope Francis said it might be difficult to call Mother Teresa "Saint" as people felt so close to her they spontaneously used "Mother".
- The Vatican estimates that around 120,000 people attended the canonization ceremony.
- After the canonization service, the pope treated 1,500 homeless people from across Italy to Neapolitan pizza served by members of Mother Teresa's order.
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