Mother Teresa may be beatified

Calcutta - A report on Mother Teresa will be submitted to the Vatican in August to decide on the beatification of the nun who…

Calcutta - A report on Mother Teresa will be submitted to the Vatican in August to decide on the beatification of the nun who died in 1997 after years of service to the poor, an Indian archbishop said yesterday.

The Diocesan Commission was set up in July 1999 after Pope John Paul granted a special dispensation to put the nun of Albanian descent on the fast track to canonisation in response to requests from Catholic bishops around the world.

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