U.S. Embassy to Holy See to open exhibition of historic records documenting Mother Teresa’s visits to United States/
TIRANA, Sept 3– U.S. Embassy in Tirana announced Saturday that in celebration of the canonization of Mother Teresa on September 4, the U.S Embassy to the Holy See presents an exhibit of historic records and photographs documenting Mother Teresa’s visits to the United States.
“In celebration of the canonization of Mother Teresa on September 4, the U.S Embassy to the Holy See presents an exhibit of historic records and photographs documenting Mother Teresa’s visits to the United States,” U.S. Embassy said in a post on its Facebook page.
Mother Teresa bows towards President Reagan as Mrs Reagan looks on in this June 21, 1985 photo during the ceremony where the President presented the Medal of Freedom to Mother Teresa. The Sisters of Charity in Rome said Friday Sept. 5, 1997 that Mother Teresa has died, she was 87. ( AP Photo/Barry Thuma )
“Visit the following website http://www.motherteresainusa.net/about, to see some of the most memorable moments of Mother Teresa’s many extraordinary visits to the United States,” Embassy said.
Saint Mother Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, was often a guest in the United States. An adamant pro-life advocate and opponent of the death penalty, she opened her first American-based house of charity in New York in 1971.
She was a frequent guest at the White House, met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the World Food Resolution, addressed the United Nations in New York, and became an honorary American citizen in 1996. Although the Nobel Peace Prize winner was often the attention of the powerful and the media, she never forgot her true calling to care for the poor and sick.
Mother Teresa addresses the audience after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo’s University Aula, Dec. 10, 1979. Members of the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra listen in the background. (AP Photo)
With materials collected from her past collaborators in organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, this exhibit features original speeches, congressional records, and rare photographs, all of which speak to her tireless efforts to rid the world of poverty, homelessness, and hunger.
We invite you to enjoy this U.S. Embassy to the Holy See tribute featuring some of the most memorable moments of Mother Teresa’s many extraordinary visits to the United States.