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Known the world over as Mother Teresa, she however was not baptized with the same name. Her christened name is different from what she is known as. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta with the objective of serving the poorest of the poor. She aimed to make life beautiful for the unwanted, unloved and uncared lot.

The congregation, which was limited to India, opened its first house outside India in Venezuela in 1965 with five sisters. However, this was just the beginning, as many more houses came up in Rome, Tanzania and Austria. By 1970s, the order had reached several countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and United States.In 1982, Mother Teresa rescued almost 37 children who were trapped in a front line hospital in Beirut. With the help of a few Red Cross volunteers, she crossed the war zone to reach the devastated hospital and evacuate young patients. Missionaries of Charity which was rejected by the Communist countries earlier, found an acceptance in the 1980s. Ever since it attained permission, the congregation initiated a dozen of projects. She helped the earthquake victims of Armenia, the famished folks of Ethiopia and the radiation-caused victims of Chernobyl. The first Missionaries of Charity home in the United States was established in the South Bronx, New York. By 1984, it had 19 establishments all over the country.

In 1991, Mother Teresa returned to her homeland for the first time since 1937 and opened a Missionaries of Charity Brothers home in Tirana, Albania.By 1997, Missionaries of Charity had almost 4000 sisters working in 610 foundations, in 450 centres in 123 countries across the sIX continents. The congregation had several hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counselling programs, personal helpers, orphanages, and schools functioning under it.

Keir Pearson, who received an Oscar nomination for Hotel Rwanda, is set to write the screenplay for I Thirst, the first authorised biopic of the late religious sister. Keir's presentation and his Oscar-nominated script of Hotel Rwanda and his sensitive script for Chavez made him the perfect choice, producer Tony Krantz said. advertisement I Thirst is the first and only authorised film about the life of Mother Teresa on the big screen. We couldn't be more excited for this movie about a woman who stood for total commitment, faith, charity and love.He added This is not going to be a movie about Catholicism. It's going to focus on her deeds.The film, which will be in collaboration with the Mother Teresa Centre, will focus on Mother Teresa's work in Calcutta during the 50s when she founded the Missionaries of Charity after hearing a call from the Lord to begin ministering to the poorest of India's poor.

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and by the time of her death at the age of 87 in 1997, the order had grown to more than 4,000 sisters running orphanages, hospices and charity centres. Tony will complete his research trip with Keir in the Indian city of Kolkata Tijuana in Mexico during the coming month, with Keir expected to start writing the script at the end of February.

Following the lines enshrined in the doctrines of Mother Teresa "Remove the educational poverty among the student community?" Our Foundation provides financial assistance to academically proficient but economically poor students to pursue higher studies after completing their high school education as day scholars. Both boys and girls studying in medical, engineering, arts & sciences, paramedical and other courses benefit under this program. These students who have enormous potential, continually prove their worth academically. And this is evidenced by their performance evaluation reports. We hope this would pave way for deserving students to fulfil their academic aspirations, overcoming financial constraints. This program was launched in 2011 to provide educational assistance to those that cannot afford it. In total, we have helped 800+ students during two academic years. The foundation takes care of their entire school fee, hostel fees (if any) and school related expenses such as books, stationery etc. This is not restricted to any one school or college. We also would like to take this chance to acknowledge the support of various schools and colleges that helped us provide this service to the needy.

Begging letters from the Mother Teresa Children's Foundation claim to be honoring Mother Teresa's name by independently helping children all over the world. But check the small print before sending a donation - in tiny print this lot admit to having no connection to Mother Teresa or the good cause she founded, The Missionaries of Charity. Although a registered UK charity, none of the trustees of the Mother Teresa Children's Foundation live in Britain. Nathan Barnes and Chen Crystal are in the United States and Sajan Kavinkalath is in India. The mailshot gives only a PO box address in Crawley, West Sussex, the website no address at all or phone number, only the option to send a question by email.

We've asked them to justify using the picture and name of Mother Teresa, who died in Calcutta in 1997, but have had no reply.A spokeswoman for the Missionaries of Charity said When Mother was alive she did not give permission for others to use her name. On fundraising Mother was quite clear. We do not fund raise for the Missionaries of Charity or want anybody else to fund raise for us. We are totally dependent on divine providence, on the sharing of others.We do not solicit funds and Mother always said not to raise funds in our name using her name or image or that of the Missionaries of Charity.

After several years of deteriorating health in which she suffered from heart, lung and kidney problems, Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 at the age of 87. Since her death, Mother Teresa has remained in the public spotlight. In particular, the publication of her private correspondence in 2003 caused a wholesale re-evaluation of her life by revealing the crisis of faith she suffered for most of the last 50 years of her life. In one despairing letter to a confidant, she wrote, Where is my Faith even deep down right in there is nothing, but emptiness & darkness My God how painful is this unknown pain I have no Faith I dare not utter the words & thoughts that crowd in my heart & make me suffer untold agony. While such revelations are shocking considering her public image of perfect faith, they have also made Mother Teresa a more relatable and human figure to all those who experience doubt in their beliefs. For her unwavering commitment to aiding those most in need, Mother Teresa stands out as one of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th century. She combined profound empathy and a fervent commitment to her cause with incredible organizational and managerial skills that allowed her to develop a vast and effective international organization of missionaries to help impoverished citizens all across the globe.

However, despite the enormous scale of her charitable activities and the millions of lives she touched, to her dying day she held only the most humble conception of her own achievements. Summing up her life in characteristically self-effacing fashion, Mother Teresa said, By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.