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Papal tribute to Mother Teresa on 10th anniversary of her death September 05, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to Mother Teresa of Calcutta on Wednesday, September 5: the 10th anniversary of her death.
At the end of his regular public audience the Holy Father acknowledged 1,500 Missionaries of Charity in the crowd in St. Peter's Square. These members of the religious order founded by Mother Teresa were in Rome to mark the anniversary of her death. September 5 is also the optional feast day honoring Mother Teresa in the liturgical calendar of the Church; that date was set by Pope John Paul II at the time of her beatification: October 19, 2003.
In his tribute to Mother Teresa, Pope Benedict said that "the life and witness of this true disciple of Christ, whose liturgical memory we celebrate today, are an invitation to you and the entire Church to always serve Christ in the poor and the needy."
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