Saint
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Born in Skopje, she founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta to serve the poorest of the poor, the dying and the abandoned.
Awaiting theological review
connected with
- Catholic practiceWhat is Eucharistic Adoration? →Interpretation
- Catholic practiceWho is who in the Church? →Interpretation
- Life situationI feel alone →Historical context
Her letters, published after her death, show that for decades she felt God absent — while caring for the most abandoned people in the world.
- Life situationI'm losing my faith →Historical context
Her letters show decades in which she felt God absent. She kept praying and serving in the dark.