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Teresa of Kolkata: A radical humanitarian

Teresa of Kolkata: A radical humanitarian

Mother Teresa, the most recent Catholic saint, is, indeed, a saint for all. Catholic, or not, people around the world know Mother Teresa of Kolkata as a woman who gave her life to tending to the abandoned and desperate. The Missionaries of Charity, an order founded in 1950 by the humble yet strong-willed Albanian nun to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor" is seen throughout the world as practicing the gift of self in service of the poor. Today, there are more than

Mother Teresa, the most recent Catholic saint, is, indeed, a saint for all. Catholic, or not, people around the world know Mother Teresa of Kolkata as a woman who gave her life to tending to the abandoned and desperate. The Missionaries of Charity, an order founded in 1950 by the humble yet strong-willed Albanian nun to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor" is seen throughout the world as practicing the gift of self in service of the poor. Today, there are more than 4,500 M…