Global Icon of Love and Compassion is Proclaimed Saint Teresa
VATICAN CITY, ITALY: A tall tapestry depicting Mother Teresa in her traditional blue trimmed sari was displayed over the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican. The portrait was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and painted by Chas Fagan, an American artist. As the jubilant crowd of 120,000 people erupted in sustained applause, Pope Francis declared in Latin ”for the honor of the Blessed Trinity we declare and define The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a Saint
