Mother Teresa: A hero for our time

I wish everybody could be at the Vatican on Sept. 4 for the remarkable occasion of Mother Teresa's Sainthood. There they would meet some of the most caring people from across the world. I am fortunate to have met many of them. I first talked to Mother Teresa herself at Harvard University's graduation before I became Boston's mayor. Later, I helped her build housing for poor mothers and their infant babies in Boston and around the U.S. I was blessed to have met

I wish everybody could be at the Vatican on Sept. 4 for the remarkable occasion of Mother Teresa's Sainthood. There they would meet some of the most caring people from across the world. I am fortunate to have met many of them. I first talked to Mother Teresa herself at Harvard University's graduation before I became Boston's mayor. Later, I helped her build housing for poor mothers and their infant babies in Boston and around the U.S. I was blessed to have met her several times in Rome, in soup…