Mother Teresa
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A beacon of hope, humanity and compassion to all, Mother Teresa’s personal story will inspire many a listener. With a rare sense of destiny and courage, Mother Teresa left her native Albania to pursue the vocation of teaching in Calcutta, India. Unable to ignore the desperation of the needy and sick, Mother Teresa became a missionary. Today, she is credited with helping hundreds of thousands of the world’s poorest people and is recognized as the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church.
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