Pope John Paul II, acting with unusual speed, gave final approval on December 20 to the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which will elevate her to the rank just below sainthood little more than five years after her death. (People).(in the Spirit)(Brief Article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: January 11, 2003 | Copyright information

* Pope John Paul II, acting with unusual speed, gave final approval on December 20 to the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which will elevate her to the rank just below sainthood little more than five years after her death. The Vatican ignored complaints from the communist government of West Bengal that the beatification will heighten religious strife between Catholics and Hindus in India as well as claims that a miraculous cure attributed to Mother Teresa'...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Mother Teresa endured God's silence.
Catholic Insight ; ... for cameras; she demonstrated joyous love, through her every action, gesture and expression. The predatory glee with which the news services leapt upon word of Mother Teresa's dark night of the soul resembled the same relish with which they report celebrity ...
St. Vincent to honor Mother Teresa
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ; St. Vincent College will host a gathering of Mother Teresa's family and closest friends in October to honor her life's work just after the 10th anniversary of her death. "This is going to be a conference that celebrates the person of Mother Teresa," said college President Jim Towey, who knew Mother
`Mother Teresa' inspires faith
Chicago Sun-Times ; Mother Teresa (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) PBS presents a documentary produced by Ann and Jeanette Petrie and narrated by Richard Attenborough. Airing from 9 to 10:30 tonight on WTTW-Channel 11. At any time, in any place, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa would be an exceptional figure. But
What others have said about Mother Teresa.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ; Even before her name became well-known throughout the world, Mother Teresa impressed most of those she met with her simple goodness. She was viewed by many as a living saint. She also had her detractors. Here she is, over the years, in the words of others. ``We work for something. You work for
Vying for a piece of Mother Teresa's past Transcending religion / The politics of a saintly woman's provenance
International Herald Tribune ; 00-00-0000 Mother Teresa will soon be beatified, one step short of becoming a saint. But this celebration of the divine in a human being has turned out to be as good a moment as any to fight about all the worldly things that usually get fought about in the Balkans, namely religion, ethnicity and