Mother Teresa: podcast appearances and interviews

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, and was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. At the age of 18, she moved to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto and later relocated to India, where she spent most of her life engaged in missionary work. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor in Calcutta’s slums. The organization expanded over the years to operate in more than 133 countries, managing homes for those suffering from HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis, along with running soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, orphanages, and schools. Members of the order take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and profess a fourth vow to provide wholehearted free service to the needy. Mother Teresa received several honours during her lifetime, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize in 1962. Despite her recognition, she was also subject to criticism over the conditions in her care facilities. Her life and work have inspired numerous books, documentaries, and films. She was canonized as a Catholic saint on 4 September 2016, and her death anniversary on 5 September is observed as her feast day. Her authorized biography was published in 1992, and she was named a co-patron of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta in 2017.