Why is Mother Teresa canonized?

— Sebin Xavier. An obvious reason is that by canonizing popular people this presents excellent public relations for a church that is being hammered for the many homosexuals and pedophiles that are found in its ranks, while preaching against sodomites. read more

In the formula for the canonization, delivered at the Vatican in front of large crowds, Francis praised Mother Teresa, an "emblematic figure of womanhood and of consecrated life," for her life's work, which came to an end much more recently than that of most other saints, when she passed away in 1997. read more

On Sunday, the 19th anniversary of her death, Mother Teresa’s sanctity was sealed with a canonization Mass led by Pope Francis at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square. Mother Teresa talks with and blesses orphans on Oct. 25, 1979. read more