Mother Teresa Will Become a Catholic Saint After Second Miracle Approved

Pope Francis announced a second miracle was attributed to Mother Teresa, a requirement for her canonization as a saint.

The canonization is expected to occur in 2016; many expect it to take place in September, around the date of her death (and her official feast day).

“This is fantastic news”.

Mother founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent 45-years serving the poor, sick, orphaned and dying on the streets of Kolkata.

Roman Catholic Church after Pope Francis recognised a second medical miracle of the late nun to clear the decks for her elevation.

Her organisation, Missionaries of Charity, spread out from its Calcutta base to feed and care for millions around the world.

It was believed to be the inexplicable healing of a man suffering from multiple brain tumours. “Let us ask her to intercede that we may also be the bearers of God’s mercy to those who desperately need His mercy”, he said in an interview.

As the story goes, after Mother Teresa died in 1997, she was beatified as “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta” after healing a tumor – her first miracle – in 2003.

In 1948, she donned her iconic white sari with blue trim for the first time and walked out of her convent to start her life caring for them.

Born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu and after having lived in Macedonia for some 18 years, Mother Teresa moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

Mother Teresa’s charity is still in operation, it has its headquarters in central Kolkata and has over 4, 500 nuns worldwide.

The Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the postulator spearheading Mother Teresa’s canonization case, said in a statement Friday that 30 minutes after the man was due to undergo surgery, he sat up, awake and without pain.

The famous Mother Teresa interview in which the revered Catholic nun maintained that abortion is the “greatest threat to peace in the world” has been uploaded to YouTube for people to appreciate. “We already recognized her but now the church will officially recognize her soon”, said Sister Consuelo, a pilgrim from Italy.

Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta told Reuters the news from Rome was “the best Christmas gift”. “We are grateful to God”.

Known as the “saint of the gutter”, she earned worldwide acclaim for her efforts. She was criticized for taking donations from Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier and disgraced American financier Charles Keating.