Mother Teresa to be canonised on Sep 4: Pope Francis

5 Dariya News

Vatican City 15-Mar-2016

The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation, the media reported.After months of anticipation, the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation was announced as September 4, which this year will also mark a special jubilee for workers and volunteers of mercy, Catholic News Agency cited Pope Francis as saying.Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. After joining the Sisters of Loretto at the age of 17, she was sent to Calcutta, where she later contracted tuberculosis, and was sent to rest in Darjeeling.On the way, she felt what she called an order from God to leave the convent and live among the poor.After she left her convent, Mother Teresa began working in the slums, teaching poor children, and treating the sick in their homes.She died on September 5, 1997, and was beatified just six years later by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 2003.