However, Pope Francis did not seem to be among the guests.
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Fast forward to 10 years after Mother Teresa’s pro-life speech, Hillary mentioned in her memoirs that the Catholic nun was “unerringly direct”. The Pope also acknowledged the dedication to the poor as facets of a single mission.
She was someone who “taught us to contemplate and adore Jesus every day, and to recognize Him and serve Him as well as to recognize and serve our brothers in need”, Pope Francis addressing thousands in the Saint Peter’s Square. The portrait is one of the late 20th century’s most recognizable faces.
At the end of the Mass, Missionaries of Charity Father Brian Kolodiejchuk thanked Pope Francis for canonizing Mother Teresa.
In 2001, India renamed the city of of Calcutta to Kolkata to match the Bengali pronunciation, however, the church spells Calcutta referencing to Mother Teresa. She went to India at the age of 19 as a sister of the Irish Loreto order.
In the 50s, she sought the Vatican’s permission to start what would become known as the Missionaries of Charity.
In his homily at Mass, the Pope called Mother Teresa an “emblematic figure of womanhood and of consecrated life” and held her up as a “model of holiness” for today’s generation.
“A humble woman managed to unite all mankind without any discrimination, based only on the power of faith and love”, she said. She was speaking about the compassion she felt for others, and also the respect and love. “It’s so wonderful to see her honored in this way”.
Assistant principal for religious education Kathleen Crawford said as she watched footage from Rome and witnessed the massive gathering of people for the canonisation, she felt it was something the students would never forget.
Yes, Mother Teresa opposed abortion and birth control despite pressure from Westerners to change her views.
Mother Teresa came to Ipswich on October 30, 1970 to visit St Mark’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Stone Lodge Lane and St Margaret’s Church of England School in Bolton Lane.
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On Sunday, the pontiff admitted he may find it hard to call her “Saint Teresa” since her tenderness was so maternal.
