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Vatican issues stamp to mark Mother Teresa’s canonisation

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

The Vatican has released a special stamp to commemorate Mother Teresa of Kolkata’s canonisation on September 4. The 95-cent stamp features a wrinkled but radiant Mother Teresa smiling in her blue-trimmed, white sari. Overlaid on the design by Patrizio Daniele is another image of her holding the hand of a small child. “Frail but equally Read more