Historical Moment Mother Teresa Is Made A Saint By Pope Francis At the Vatican

Largely known for her amazing work with poor in India, Mother Teresa who died 19 years ago will be canonised by Pope Francis at the Vatican today.

This means the woman whose legacy has outlived her will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square.

Pilgrims flooded the Vatican City early this morning ahead of a service to honour the tiny nun and Nobel peace laureate, who worked among the world’s neediest in the slums of the Indian city now known as Kolkata.

Her legacy complements Pope Francis’s vision of a humble church that strives to serve the poor, and the festivities are a highlight of his Holy Year of Mercy, which runs until November 8.

Millions of Catholics revere her as a model of compassion, and more than 100,000 people were expected today at the ceremony in front of St Peter’s Basilica, decked out with a canvas of the late nun in her trademark blue-hemmed white robes.

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