{"id":5205,"date":"2016-03-16T14:47:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T06:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2016-03-16T14:47:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T06:47:45","slug":"mother-teresa-to-be-declared-saint-on-september-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/03\/16\/mother-teresa-to-be-declared-saint-on-september-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Teresa to be declared saint on September 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun who worked in the Indian city of Calcutta, will be declared as saint on September 4<sup>th<\/sup>, as announced by Pope Francis on Tuesday (March 15).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5206\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/03\/Mother-Teresa-and-the-Express-Novena.jpg\" alt=\"Mother-Teresa-and-the-Express-Novena\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>MOTHER TERESA. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is to be declared saint on September 4. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/thestationofthecross.com\" target=\"_blank\">thestationofthecross.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Known for her charitable works, Mother Teresa lived a life for the poor. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which is a Roman Catholic religious congregation that is active in over a hundred countries, having 4,500 sisters worldwide. Also, Mother Teresa received numerous awards, such as the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In 2003, six years after her death, that she was beatified as \u201cBlessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.\u201d In December 2015, Pope Francis credited Mother Teresa\u2019s intercession which paved the way for her to become a saint as recognized by the Catholic Church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It was Pope John Paul II who waived the requirement for sainthood that instead of requiring five years after death to establish the case, it has become only 2 years for Mother Teresa\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/border3.png\" alt=\"border3\" width=\"850\" height=\"5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/border3.png 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/border3-300x2.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Source report:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/03\/15\/europe\/pope-mother-teresa-becomes-saint-september-4\/index.html\">edition.cnn.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun who worked in the Indian city of Calcutta, will be declared as saint on September 4th, as announced by Pope Francis on Tuesday (March 15). \u00a0 MOTHER TERESA. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is to be declared saint on September 4. (Photo courtesy of thestationofthecross.com) \u00a0 Known for her charitable works, Mother Teresa lived a life for the poor. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which is a Roman Catholic religious congregation that is active in over a hundred countries, having 4,500 sisters worldwide. Also, Mother Teresa received numerous awards, such as the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. 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