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In message to nuns, pope says Mother Teresa models ‘Christian virtue’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is "an exemplary model of Christian virtue" who showed the world that an authentic love for others opens the door to knowing and being with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Sr. Nirmala Joshi, former superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, releases doves as her successor, Sr. Mary Prema, looks on Aug. 26 as the nuns celebrate the 100th birth anniversary Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. (CNS photo/Deshakalayan Chowdh ur, pool via Reuters)
Marking the 100th anniversary of her birth, the pope sent a message to Sr. Mary Prema, the superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, the congregation Mother Teresa founded in 1950.
The Vatican released the message Aug. 26 after it was read in Calcutta, India, at the end of a special Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth.
In Calcutta, most of the Missionaries of Charity nuns gave up their regular seats in the motherhouse chapel to accommodate hundreds of pilgrims and volunteers who arrived for the early morning Mass.
After the Mass, the bishops, priests, nuns and visitors processed to Mother Teresa's ground-floor tomb. Sr. Prema handed Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi a lamp, and he lit a candle to mark the beginning of the centenary celebrations.
Advent 2011 marks use of new Roman Missal
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Catholic teens see online bullying as much more than just a prank
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