Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an ...

A 1994 file photo of Mother Teresa. VATICAN—Pope Francis onadded the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial.

Church leaders in India have welcomed the Vatican's decision to add the feast of St. Teresa of Kolkata to the universal ...

Church leaders in India have welcomed the Vatican's decision to add the feast of St. Teresa of Kolkata to the universal ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so ...

St. Teresa of Kolkata is seen in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy MotherTeresaMovie.com) ...

St. Teresa -- who died in 1997 and who was canonized in 2016 by Pope Francis -- dedicated the better part of her life to serving the most destitute of India, particularly in the city of Kolkata ...

Emily Wilson led a women’s devotion entitled “Find Your Own Calcutta” that struck ... "Can anyone live up to the standards of Saint Mother Teresa?” She is the exemplary model of obedience ...

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The date of 5 September was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the ...

Further reading: Remembering St. Teresa of Calcutta through the film “Mother Teresa and Me” “May the insertion of this celebration in the General Roman Calendar help us to contemplate this ...