"For Mother Teresa, mercy was the salt which gave flavour to her work, it was the light which shone in the darkness of the many who no longer had tears to shed for their poverty and suffering." Pramod Sharma, a Kolkata resident who grew up near a convent school and childcare centre where Mother Teresa worked, said he and his country were proud she had chosen India as her home. "This mother was simple, very poor and devout and for us she is a testament to serving others," Sister Leandra said. After the canonisation service, the pope treated 1,500 homeless people from across Italy to Neapolitan pizza served by members of Mother Teresa's order. More on this storyMother Teresa's mission lives on in Kolkata, grows worldwideA lifetime with the poor

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2016 09:25 UTC