Saint Teresa of Calcutta, founder Missionaries of Charity Sisters, canonised to sainthood by Pope Francis on 4 September 2016. Photo: Manfredo Ferrari (1985), Wikimedia Commons
On 4 September 2016, Blessed Mother Teresa was declared Saint Teresa of Calcutta at a canonisation Mass presided over by Pope Francis.
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