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Mother Teresa around the year 1994.

It's official – Mother Teresa will be canonized September 4

Mar 15, 2016

By Elise Harris

After months of anticipation, the date of Mother Teresa’s canonization has finally been announced. It falls on Sept. 4, which... Read more

Mother Teresa circa 1994.

It’s official! Mother Teresa is going to be canonized

Dec 18, 2015

By Elise Harris

After months of anticipation, the miracle allowing for the canonization of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta has officially been approved... Read more

Mother Teresa circa 1994.

Vatican clarifies Mother Teresa canonization report

Nov 18, 2015

Despite rumors that a date has been set for Mother Teresa’s canonization, the Holy See Press Office told CNA Wednesday... Read more

Mother Teresa. Courtesy of Father Woody and Regis University.

Is this the miracle that could canonize Mother Teresa?

Sep 11, 2015

The Vatican is studying the case of a Brazilian man inexplicably cured of brain abscesses – which could be the... Read more

Mother Teresa circa 1994.

Could Mother Teresa be canonized during the Holy Year for Mercy?

May 19, 2015

By Elise Harris

Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi has said that Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta could be canonized during the upcoming Jubilee... Read more

Mother Teresa, circa 1988.

'Mystic in the slums': A glimpse into the prophetic life of Mother Teresa

Oct 21, 2014

By Kate Veik

“The world today is upside down, and is suffering so much, because there is so very little love in the... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on June 4, 2014.

Priest hopes papal visit will nurture fledgling Albanian Church

Sep 19, 2014

By Mary Farrow

Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Albania could encourage the leaders of the Catholic Church in a nation with a long... Read more

Pope Francis arrives at the airport in Rio de Janeiro.

Pope's Albania visit will draw from past, look to future

Sep 16, 2014

Pope Francis’ upcoming Albanian visit will highlight Mother Teresa, honor the martyrs of Albania’s atheistic past, and suggest the country’s... Read more

Mother Teresa, circa 1988.

Anyone can follow Mother Teresa's footsteps, priest says

Jun 6, 2014

One legacy of the life of Blessed Mother Teresa is that anyone can follow her example as a “missionary of... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet examines Mother Teresa's sandals along with a Missionaries of Charity sister on Thursday afternoon

New Mother Teresa exhibition gets thumbs up from Cardinal Ouellet

Aug 28, 2010

For the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth a "very moving" exhibition dedicated to the life and... Read more