Mother Teresa Declared Saint By Pope Francis aAt Vatican Ceremony
Just 19 years after her death, Mother Teresa, 1979 Nobel laureate and the messiah of the poor, was formally canonized thus by Pope Francis at Vatican city on Sunday Sep 04,2016
The ceremony came a day before the 19th anniversary of Teresa's death in Kolkata, the city where she spent nearly four decades tending to the poorest of the poor
The founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who brought dignity to the thousands dying on the streets of Calcutta, was honoured at the mid-morning ceremony in front of St Peter's Basilica, which was attended by the more than 100,000 people.
It was Pope John Paul II, who met her often, had put her on a fast track to canonisation two years after her death instead of the usual five.
Today, Pope Francis completed the process at a huge mass, followed by a declaration in Latin: "For the honour of the Blessed Trinity... we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) to be a Saint and we enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church".
Mother Teresa's legacy complements Pope Francis's vision of a humble church that strives to serve the poor, and the festivities are a highlight of his Holy Year of Mercy, which runs until November 8.
A huge delegation from India, including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, attended the ceremony.
Besides, 15 heads of state were also at the function.
Among the assembled crowd were some 1,500 poor people looked after by the Italian branches of Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity.
After the mass they were to be Francis's guests at the Vatican for a giant pizza lunch served by 250 sisters and 50 male members of the order.
Brazilian Marcilio Haddad Andrino and his wife were special guests at today's ceremony in the Vatican
A vast crowd congregated in St Peter's Square for the ceremony this morning which saw Mother Teresa canonised
Achieving sainthood requires the Vatican to approve accounts of two miracles occurring as a result of prayers for Teresa's intercession.
Mother Teresa is credited with healing an Indian tribal woman from stomach cancer in 1998 and
Marcilio Haddad Andrino,a Brazilian pictured with his wife from a brain infection in 2008
The first one, ratified in 2002, was of an Indian woman, Monica Besra, who says she recovered from ovarian cancer a year after Teresa's death -- something local health officials have put down to medical advances rather than the power of prayer.
In the second, approved last year, Brazilian Marcilio Haddad Andrino says his wife's prayers to Teresa led to brain tumours disappearing. Eight years later, Andrino and his wife Fernanda were in the congregation on Sunday.
Just 19 years after her death, Mother Teresa, 1979 Nobel laureate and the messiah of the poor, was formally canonized thus by Pope Francis at Vatican city on Sunday Sep 04,2016
The ceremony came a day before the 19th anniversary of Teresa's death in Kolkata, the city where she spent nearly four decades tending to the poorest of the poor
The founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who brought dignity to the thousands dying on the streets of Calcutta, was honoured at the mid-morning ceremony in front of St Peter's Basilica, which was attended by the more than 100,000 people.
It was Pope John Paul II, who met her often, had put her on a fast track to canonisation two years after her death instead of the usual five.
Today, Pope Francis completed the process at a huge mass, followed by a declaration in Latin: "For the honour of the Blessed Trinity... we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) to be a Saint and we enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church".
Mother Teresa's legacy complements Pope Francis's vision of a humble church that strives to serve the poor, and the festivities are a highlight of his Holy Year of Mercy, which runs until November 8.
A huge delegation from India, including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, attended the ceremony.
Besides, 15 heads of state were also at the function.
Among the assembled crowd were some 1,500 poor people looked after by the Italian branches of Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity.
After the mass they were to be Francis's guests at the Vatican for a giant pizza lunch served by 250 sisters and 50 male members of the order.
Brazilian Marcilio Haddad Andrino and his wife were special guests at today's ceremony in the Vatican
A vast crowd congregated in St Peter's Square for the ceremony this morning which saw Mother Teresa canonised
Achieving sainthood requires the Vatican to approve accounts of two miracles occurring as a result of prayers for Teresa's intercession.
Mother Teresa is credited with healing an Indian tribal woman from stomach cancer in 1998 and
Marcilio Haddad Andrino,a Brazilian pictured with his wife from a brain infection in 2008
The first one, ratified in 2002, was of an Indian woman, Monica Besra, who says she recovered from ovarian cancer a year after Teresa's death -- something local health officials have put down to medical advances rather than the power of prayer.
In the second, approved last year, Brazilian Marcilio Haddad Andrino says his wife's prayers to Teresa led to brain tumours disappearing. Eight years later, Andrino and his wife Fernanda were in the congregation on Sunday.
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