Yesterday, on September 4, Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India's poor, a saint in a canonization Mass at the Vatican.
To commemorate this special day for the Catholic community, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump released a short video remembering her life.
"Mother Teresa gave food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, education to the needy," Trump explains. "She represented the best in each of us – I'm truly happy to see Catholics across the world join together and celebrate Mother Teresa's uniquely humble, generous and pious life. There was nobody like her."
Pope John Paul II granted the special dispensation in 1999, and the procedure began.
Before someone becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, the Vatican must prove their "miracles."
And according to Monica Besra, she said praying to the nun cured a stomach tumor – and the Vatican in 2002 couldn't find a "scientific explanation" for her recovery.
After a second miracle was confirmed, Pope Francis announced in March 2016 that Mother Teresa would become a saint.
To commemorate this special day for the Catholic community, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump released a short video remembering her life.
"Mother Teresa gave food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, education to the needy," Trump explains. "She represented the best in each of us – I'm truly happy to see Catholics across the world join together and celebrate Mother Teresa's uniquely humble, generous and pious life. There was nobody like her."
The Special Case for the Sainthood of Mother Teresa
Typically, there is a mandatory five-year waiting period before formal evaluation of a candidate, but after her death, many of Mother Teresa's supporters pressed the Vatican to speed up the process.Pope John Paul II granted the special dispensation in 1999, and the procedure began.
Before someone becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, the Vatican must prove their "miracles."
And according to Monica Besra, she said praying to the nun cured a stomach tumor – and the Vatican in 2002 couldn't find a "scientific explanation" for her recovery.
After a second miracle was confirmed, Pope Francis announced in March 2016 that Mother Teresa would become a saint.