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CALCUTTA, India — Hundreds of nuns, bishops and volunteers attended a Mass on Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa, the selfless nun who dedicated her life to serving the sick and poor in India.
In a message read out at the Mass, Pope Benedict XIV described Mother Teresa as an “inestimable gift” and said “this year will be for the church and the world an occasion of joyful gratitude to God.”
India’s government plans to release a coin in Mother Teresa’s honor. Indian Railways is launching the Mother Express, a blue and white train, matching the colors of the saris worn by her Missionaries of Charity, that will travel around the country carrying an exhibition on Mother Teresa.
