Changes

[[Image:Madre teresa calcutta.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]

[[Image:Madre teresa calcutta.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]

'''Blessed Mother Teresa''' (b. August 26, 1910; d. September 5, 1997) was a remarkable  [[Roman Catholic]] [[nun]] from [[Albania]] who founded the world renowned [[Missionaries of Charity]] in [[Calcutta]], [[India]]. She remarked, ''"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”'' Her mission and for the organization was to care for the homeless, the needy, abandoned and diseased people who felt that they had become a burden to society. Over 600 missionaries around the globe continue to care for anybody in need. The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for Mother Teresa in 1997. Teresa's widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being reported, Pope [[John Paul II]] permitted the opening of her ''Cause of Canonization'' December 20 2002 as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. <ref>[http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Vatican.va]</ref> <ref>http://www.motherteresa.org/layout.html</ref> This process will ultimately lead to Sainthood. Celebration in honor of her 100th birthday is planned for by the Vatican.  

'''Blessed Mother Teresa''' born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (b. August 26, 1910; d. September 5, 1997) was a remarkable  [[Roman Catholic]] [[nun]] from [[Albania]] who founded the world renowned [[Missionaries of Charity]] in [[Calcutta]], [[India]]. She remarked, ''"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”'' Her mission and for the organization was to care for the homeless, the needy, abandoned and diseased people who felt that they had become a burden to society. Over 600 missionaries around the globe continue to care for anybody in need. The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for Mother Teresa in 1997. Teresa's widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being reported, Pope [[John Paul II]] permitted the opening of her ''Cause of Canonization'' December 20 2002 as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. <ref>[http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Vatican.va]</ref> <ref>http://www.motherteresa.org/layout.html</ref> This process will ultimately lead to Sainthood. Celebration in honor of her 100th birthday is planned for by the Vatican.  

The [[Nobel Peace Prize]] was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need. <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/press.html</ref> She was a staunch critic of the [[United Nations]]' pro-abortion agenda who abhorred injustice to the unborn. "The fruit of abortion is nuclear war. What you do to the unborn child, you do to Jesus." <ref>[http://www.tldm.org/directives/d23.htm #23- Abortion, Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine]</ref>  

The [[Nobel Peace Prize]] was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need. <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/press.html</ref> She was a staunch critic of the [[United Nations]]' pro-abortion agenda who abhorred injustice to the unborn. "The fruit of abortion is nuclear war. What you do to the unborn child, you do to Jesus." <ref>[http://www.tldm.org/directives/d23.htm #23- Abortion, Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine]</ref>