Peter Lingdam, head of the lay branch's Darjeeling branch, told the Press Trust of India: "We wished to experience what Mother Teresa must have felt during that time." Francis held St. Teresa up as a model for today's Christians during his homily for the nun who cared for the "poorest of the poor." A caption on the tomb read "Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The canonization Mass will begin with hymns and proceed almost immediately to the rite of canonization: the declaration that Mother Teresa is now a saint. For Francis, Mother Teresa put into action his ideal for the church to be a merciful "field hospital" for the poorest of the poor — both materially and spiritually.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 06:33 UTC