On this day in history, September 4, 2016, Mother Teresa is canonized: 'Generous dispenser of divine mercy'
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Mother Teresa was canonized, or officially named a saint, on this day in history. The Albanian nun was given the name "Saint Teresa of Calcutta."
"Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defense of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded," said Pope Francis during her canonization Mass. In 1948, Mother Teresa left the Sisters of Loretto to begin working on founding a new religious order, the Missionaries of Charity. "By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world." He was brought to the hospital in a last-ditch effort to save his life — but that turned out to be unnecessary. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Mother Teresa "was committed to defending life," said Pope Francis, and "bowed down before those who were spent, left to die on the side of the road, seeing in them their God-given dignity."