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pecial prayers were held at the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, in India's eastern Kolkata on Wednesday to celebrate her 99th birth anniversary. A mass was held at the 'Mother's House' where nuns from the missionary were joined by the visitors. Sister M Prema, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, said everyone prayed and remembered Mother Teresa for teaching us 'how to look at the poor and give them the dignity of a child of God' Albanian born Mother Teresa made Kolkata her home and dedicated her life to the service of poor and destitute children. Mother Teresa was beatified by the Pope in October 2003, paving the way for her canonization, or being declared a saint. She qualified for beatification after Vatican officials acknowledged that she was responsible for a miracle in which an Indian woman was cured of stomach cancer through her intervention. Mother Teresa who died on September 5, 1997, at the age of 87, was popularly known as the "Saint of the Gutter" for her extraordinary love and dedication to poor, homeless and diseased people. Mother Teresa came to India in 1929 at the age of 18 and took up teaching and became an Indian citizen in 1948. The organisation now runs more than 500 charity homes in over 100 countries.
pecial prayers were held at the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, in India's eastern Kolkata on Wednesday to celebrate her 99th birth anniversary. A mass was held at the 'Mother's House' where nuns from the missionary were joined by the visitors. Sister M Prema, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, said everyone prayed and remembered Mother Teresa for teaching us 'how to look at the poor and give them the dignity of a child of God' Albanian born Mother Teresa made Kolkata her home and dedicated her life to the service of poor and destitute children. Mother Teresa was beatified by the Pope in October 2003, paving the way for her canonization, or being declared a saint. She qualified for beatification after Vatican officials acknowledged that she was responsible for a miracle in which an Indian woman was cured of stomach cancer through her intervention. Mother Teresa who died on September 5, 1997, at the age of 87, was popularly known as the "Saint of the Gutter" for her extraordinary love and dedication to poor, homeless and diseased people. Mother Teresa came to India in 1929 at the age of 18 and took up teaching and became an Indian citizen in 1948. The organisation now runs more than 500 charity homes in over 100 countries.
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