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Whereas on September 10, 1946, while traveling from Cal-
cutta, Mother Teresa received ‘‘the call within the call’’ 
to leave her convent and live and work among the poor; 
Whereas on October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa began the small 
13-member Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta to care 
for ‘‘the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, 
the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, 
unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have 
become a burden to the society and are shunned by ev-
eryone,’’; 
Whereas the Missionaries of Charity has grown to more than 
4,000 nuns worldwide; 
Whereas in 1952 Mother Teresa opened a free hospice for the 
poor in Calcutta and a hospice for those suffering from 
leprosy, and in 1955, opened the Children’s Home of the 
Immaculate Heart for orphans and abandoned and home-
less children, leading to the opening of similar hospices, 
orphanages, homes for poor expectant mothers, adoption 
centers, and homes for lepers around the world, including 
in the United States; 
Whereas Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Price 
in 1979 in ‘‘recognition of Mother Teresa’s work in 
bringing help to suffering humanity,’’ particularly ‘‘the 
plight of children and refugees, . . . for whom Mother 
Teresa has for many years worked so selflessly’’; 
Whereas during the Lebanon War in 1982, Mother Teresa 
brokered a temporary ceasefire between the Israeli army 
and Palestinian Liberation Organization to rescue 37 
children trapped in a hospital on the front lines and per-
sonally evacuated them; 
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Whereas in 1985, Mother Teresa opened the first hospice for 
AIDS victims in New York; 
Whereas Mother Teresa ministered to radiation victims fol-
lowing the disaster at Chernobyl, traveled to aid victims 
of famine in Ethiopia, brought assistance to earthquake 
victims in Armenia, and organized aid flights in flood- 
stricken Bangladesh; 
Whereas Mother Teresa spoke at the National Prayer Break-
fast sponsored by the U.S. Congress in 1994, urging, 
‘‘Let us make that one point—that no child will be un-
wanted, unloved, uncared for, or killed and thrown away. 
And give until it hurts—with a smile.’’; 
Whereas Mother Teresa died in Calcutta at the age of 87 on 
September 5, 1997; 
Whereas by the time of her death, Mother Teresa operated 
610 foundations in 123 countries; 
Whereas Mother Teresa was awarded the U.S. Presidential 
Medal of Freedom in 1985, granted honorary U.S. citi-
zenship in 1996, and received the U.S. Congressional 
Gold Medal in 1997; 
Whereas on December 20, 2002, Pope John Paul II per-
mitted the opening of Mother Teresa’s Cause of Canon-
ization; 
Whereas Mother Teresa was beatified on October 19, 2003, 
as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta; and 
Whereas the year-long birth centenary celebration of Mother 
Teresa began on August 26, 2010; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives com-
memorates the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s 
birth and her enduring legacy of humility and sacrifice, 
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exemplified by nearly 50 years of actively comforting the 
poor, the dying, and the unwanted across the globe. 
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