"By blood, I am Albanian"/ 10 years since the canonization of Mother Teresa, the woman who became the mother of the world's poor

2026-09-05 09:07:17Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"By blood, I am Albanian"/ 10 years since the canonization of Mother

The whole world commemorates the 10th anniversary of the canonization of the outstanding humanist Mother Teresa. “By blood, I am Albanian. By nationality, I am Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. By profession, I belong to the world.

From my heart, I belong completely to the Heart of Jesus.” These are the words spoken by Mother Teresa, the extraordinary woman and saint of the poor of the whole world who never forgot her origins.

10 years ago, on September 5, 2016, the great mother of the poor, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was declared a saint. Pope Francis recognized her two miracles of healing the sick after her death in 1997.

The nun was beatified in October 2003 by Pope John Paul II. He approved the first miracle after her death. A 30-year-old woman in Calcutta said she was cured of a stomach tumor after Mother Teresa's prayers. A Vatican committee said it could find no scientific explanation for her cure and declared it a miracle.

On this significant day, Mother Teresa is commemorated by the highest leaders of state and politics.

Who was Mother Teresa? 

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, who later changed her name to Mother Teresa, was born in 1910 to Albanian parents and died in Calcutta on September 5, 1997. Today marks 27 years since Mother Teresa passed away. She received her first education at a school in the city of Skopje and became a nun at the age of 18. After specializing in Ireland, she settled in India, where in 1950 she founded her own order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity.

From this moment on, Mother Teresa would become the mother of all and dedicate her life entirely to the poor. She continued to selflessly preach her message of human dignity and respect for every human being, born or not.

When she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, she made this appeal: “The greatest destroyer of peace today is the cry of an innocent unborn child. If a mother kills the child she carries in her womb, then what is left for you and me?

Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 in Calcutta, India, where she carried out most of her charitable work, but her figure continues to be a source of inspiration for charity, faith, and humble service, especially in a world increasingly torn apart by poverty and social injustice. During her lifetime, Mother Teresa received more than 700 awards for her charitable work.


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