Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity gather in front of a portrait of the late Mother Teresa during the commemoration of her 12th death anniversary in Kolkata on September 5, 2009. Mother Teresa, dedicated to working among the sick and destitute of this sprawling city, died days after celebrating her 87th birthday in 1997. Since then her order, which also runs homes for abandoned children and those suffering from leprosy and AIDS, has opened branches in 14 new countries. Getty Images logo Getty Images 29 months ago

Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity gather in front of a portrait of the late Mother Teresa during the commemoration of her 12th death anniversary in Kolkata on September 5, 2009. Mother Teresa, dedicated to working among the sick and destitute of this sprawling city, died days after celebrating her 87th birthday in 1997. Since then her order, which also runs homes for abandoned children and those suffering from leprosy and AIDS, has opened branches in 14 new countries.

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