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‘For the honour of the Blessed Trinity’: Vatican declares she’s Saint Teresa

Hundreds of thousands crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint, honoring the tiny nun who cared for the world's most destitute as an icon for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Updated on: Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM IST

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Hundreds of thousands crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint, honoring the tiny nun who cared for the world's most destitute as an icon for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM

Hundreds of thousands crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint, honoring the tiny nun who cared for the world's most destitute as an icon for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

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A tapestry depicting Mother Teresa of Calcutta is seen in the facade of Saint Peter's Basilica during a mass, celebrated by Pope Francis, for her canonisation in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. (Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS)

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A tapestry depicting Mother Teresa of Calcutta is seen in the facade of Saint Peter's Basilica during a mass, celebrated by Pope Francis, for her canonisation in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. (Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS)

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Mother Teresa elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon comes in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square in the Vatican presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP)

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Mother Teresa elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon comes in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square in the Vatican presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP)

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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by Mother Teresa of Kolkata, carry the mother's relics during her canonisation in Saint Peter square at the Vatican on Sunday. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP)

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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by Mother Teresa of Kolkata, carry the mother's relics during her canonisation in Saint Peter square at the Vatican on Sunday. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP)

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Pope Francis prays during the canonisation of Mother Teresa. The nun’s whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on Sunday. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP)

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Pope Francis prays during the canonisation of Mother Teresa. The nun’s whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on Sunday. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP)

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A man holds an icona of Mother Teresa of Kolkata as he arrives for the holy mass and Canonisation of the nun on St. Peter square in the Vatican on Sunday (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP)

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A man holds an icona of Mother Teresa of Kolkata as he arrives for the holy mass and Canonisation of the nun on St. Peter square in the Vatican on Sunday (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP)

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Indian nuns from the Catholic order of the Missionaries of Charity watch a live telecast of the canonisation of Mother Teresa from Rome at The Mother House in Kolkata on Sunday. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT PHOTO)

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Indian nuns from the Catholic order of the Missionaries of Charity watch a live telecast of the canonisation of Mother Teresa from Rome at The Mother House in Kolkata on Sunday. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT PHOTO)

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A statue of Mother Teresa is pictured as worshippers celebrate in Siliguri on September 4, 2016. Pope Francis on September 4 proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint, hailing her work with the destitute of Kolkata as a beacon for mankind and testimony of God's compassion for the poor. The revered nun's elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. / AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (AFP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM

A statue of Mother Teresa is pictured as worshippers celebrate in Siliguri on September 4, 2016. Pope Francis on September 4 proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint, hailing her work with the destitute of Kolkata as a beacon for mankind and testimony of God's compassion for the poor. The revered nun's elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. / AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (AFP)

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Brazilian mechanical engineer Marcilio Andrino, left, and his wife Fernanda Nascimento Rocha attend a Pope Francis' canonisation mass for Mother Teresa in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Sunday. Andrino’s cure of a viral brain infection, declared a miracle by Pope Francis earlier this year, was the final step needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM

Brazilian mechanical engineer Marcilio Andrino, left, and his wife Fernanda Nascimento Rocha attend a Pope Francis' canonisation mass for Mother Teresa in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Sunday. Andrino’s cure of a viral brain infection, declared a miracle by Pope Francis earlier this year, was the final step needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

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Pope Francis (C) waves to faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and canonisation of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on September 4, 2016. Her elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square in the Vatican that was presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (AFP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM

Pope Francis (C) waves to faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and canonisation of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on September 4, 2016. Her elevation to Roman Catholicism's celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter's square in the Vatican that was presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (AFP)

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A cross is hangs from the sari of an Indian nun from the Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity as she arrives to watch the live telecast of canonisation of Mother Teresa from Rome, at the Mother House in Kolkata on September 4, 2016. Singing nuns and followers clutching flowers flocked to Mother Teresa's tomb in the Indian city of Kolkata to celebrate her proclamation as a saint at the Vatican People started gathering from early morning at Mother House in Kolkata for a special mass for the "Saint of the Gutters" ahead of the ceremony due at St Peter's Basilica. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR (AFP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 8:07 AM

A cross is hangs from the sari of an Indian nun from the Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity as she arrives to watch the live telecast of canonisation of Mother Teresa from Rome, at the Mother House in Kolkata on September 4, 2016. Singing nuns and followers clutching flowers flocked to Mother Teresa's tomb in the Indian city of Kolkata to celebrate her proclamation as a saint at the Vatican People started gathering from early morning at Mother House in Kolkata for a special mass for the "Saint of the Gutters" ahead of the ceremony due at St Peter's Basilica. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR (AFP)

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Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, watch a live broadcast of the canonisation of Mother Teresa at a ceremony held in the Vatican, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (REUTERS)

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Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, watch a live broadcast of the canonisation of Mother Teresa at a ceremony held in the Vatican, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (REUTERS)

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Before canonization of Mother Teresa, a lady from Goa with statue of the Mother outside Mother House at A J C Boose road in Kolkata on Sunday. (Samir Jana/ HT Photo )

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Before canonization of Mother Teresa, a lady from Goa with statue of the Mother outside Mother House at A J C Boose road in Kolkata on Sunday. (Samir Jana/ HT Photo )

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Before canonisation of Mother Teresa, worshippers offering flowers to Mother outside Mother House at A J C Boose road in Kolkata on Sunday (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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Before canonisation of Mother Teresa, worshippers offering flowers to Mother outside Mother House at A J C Boose road in Kolkata on Sunday (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

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