World will celebrate the proclamation of Mother Teresa as a ‘Saint’ on September 4 by Pope Francis in the Vatican.
On same day, a church in Palghar (Maharashtra), around 60 km north of Mumbai, will be re-christened as ‘St. Mother Teresa Church’.
The renaming ceremony will bring alive the cherished memories of Mother Teresa’s only visit here in April 1986 for the people of Vasai-Virar and will make it perhaps the only church in the country to be dedicated to ‘Saint’ Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa:
Born on August 26, 1910, as Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, in Skopje, Macedonia, the former school teacher was honoured with some of the most prestigious awards, including India’s top civilian award Bharat Ratna in 1980, Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1962.
