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The Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa’s Sisters or the Sisters of Mother Teresa, as many call us) is a religious community in the Catholic Church, founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) in 1950 in Calcutta, India. Our community is totally dedicated to the service of the poorest of the

On 10 September 1946, Mother M. Teresa (a Loreto nun at a time) received an inspiration from God to found a new congregation devoted to the service of the poorest of the poor. After obtaining the approval of the Archbishop of Calcutta, Ferdinand Perier, S.J., and the permission of Holy See (Vatican), Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa opened the first “Nirmal Hriday” - a home for homeless sick and dying destitute, in the Kalighat area of Kolkata. Mother Teresa wanted all those dying in the streets, those ‘unwanted’ by the hospitals or by their own families, to be given a chance to recover or to die with dignity, loved and cared for by the Sisters.

Adjacent to Mother Teresa’s Tomb is a small museum opened in 2005. It provides a glimpse into the life and work of Mother Teresa through a variety of exhibits that include: some of her personal belongings, artifacts used by Mother Teresa, copies of her handwritten letters, news articles, photos, books, paintings, a few awards, postal stamps ...

The future Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was born in Skopje, present day North Macedonia, on 26 August 1910 and baptized the following day, 27 August. She was the youngest of five children, two of whom died in infancy. Gonxha’s parents, Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu, provided a loving home for their three children. The prosperity

Co-Workers of Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa asked the Co-Workers to know and serve the poor in their own families, neighborhoods, working places, towns and cities first, for “charity begins at home.” Co-Workers are also invited to work with the local Missionaries of Charity and encouraged to come together as a group whenever possible for

Mother Teresa The candidates to our congregation are girls of Catholic faith, age 18 to 35, of any nationality ... Missionaries of Charity 54A, A. J. C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700016 Tel: 0091 33 22497115, 08335892277 motherhouse@missionariesofcharity.org . Missionaries of Charity

Missionaries of Charity Sisters, Mother Teresa initiated the Missionaries of Charity Brothers in 1963, and in later years the contemplative branches (Sisters and Brothers)

Mother Teresa’s Ashram Sector 2-C Bidhan Nagar Durgapur 713212 Dist. Burdwan ; ... Missionaries of Charity. Buenos Aires – Argentina, South America. Tel: 0054-11-4723-0873. Missionaries of Charity. Sydney – Australia. Tel: 0061-293182881. Missionaries of Charity. Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea.