Read the story of Mother Teresa, from her childhood in the Balkans to her calling to live among the poor and dying in Calcutta.
Interested in knowing more about the life and work of Mother Teresa? Follow links to relevant websites and books, with direct online ordering.
“I can see and hear Jesus, who cries, ‘I thirst’, on every footpath and from every slum.” Read inspiring quotes by Mother Teresa.
A BBC broadcaster went to Calcutta to make a film about Mother Teresa in 1969. Read his account of a remarkable moment in filming.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was one of the most famous Christians of the 20th century, depite living and working among the poorest people of India and treating them as if they were Jesus himself.
These pages were written by Steve Tomkins.
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