Gianni Cipriano Photography | Archive

  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • About
  • Contact
  • PORTFOLIO
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
Next
460 images found
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Loading ()...

  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: The San Gregorio al Celio church complex which partly hosts the accommodation center ran by the the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, and the San Gregorio al Celio church complex, are seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: The archive of the Roman Catholic diocese of Catania is seen here in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-224...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, bring food at the accommodation center they run at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A seminarist and volunteer opens the door of the accommodation center ran by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: A copy of the ban of the Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ending the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms is seen here in the office of Monsignor Salvatore Genchi, the vicar general of Catania, in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-223...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: The entrance gate that leads to the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is seen here next to the San Gregorio al Celio church in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, throws flowers at a statue of the Holy Mary, by the accommodation center ran by the Missionaries of Charity at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A homeless man hosted at the accommodation center ran the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, walks along the alley at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A homeless man hosted at the accommodation center ran the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is here by the entrance at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A sister steps inside the accommodation center ran by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A welcome sign is seen here by the entrance of the accommodation center ran the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: The dining area of the accommodation center ran the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, pray during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, receive the communion during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, pray during the morning mass before receiving communion at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, pray during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, pray during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A Sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, listens to the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Isaac, an Iraqi refugee and gues at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, poses for a portrait, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Isaac, an Iraqi refugee and gues at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A homeless man prays by the statue of Mother Teresa at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: After dinner, homeless men stand outside the dormitory of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The interior of one of the dormitories of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The interior of one of the dormitories of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Trolleys and bags belonging to homeless men are store on the top of lockers by the rooms of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men have dinner in the soup kitchen of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Friars push a chart carrying the donner for the guests of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A volunteer cooks pasta in the soup kitchen of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: After mass, homeless men head down to their rooms and to the soup kitchen of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, walks back to the sacristy after celebrating the evening mass in the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men and volunteers attend mass in the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men attend mass in the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A statue of Mother Teresa is seen here at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The entrance to the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men and volunteers attend mass in the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, prepares for the evening mass in the sacristy of the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A volunteer enters the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, to attend mass in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A homeless man enters the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, to attend mass in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, poses for a portrait at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, poses for a portrait at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, poses for a portrait at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The entrance of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, holds a child visiting the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, welcomes a group of visitors at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The interior of the chapel of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A certificate of authenticity for the bed used by Mother Teresa in the room where she used to stay during her visits in Rome, issued by the Cause for the Canonization, is seen here at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The room where Mother Teresa used to stay during her visits in Rome is seen here at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, enters a room of the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, walks in the garden of the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A bust of Mother Teresa is here outside the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity  in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, bring food at the accommodation center they run at San Gregorio al Celio, which hosts homeless men, in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A sister of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, carries a basket of carots for the accommodation center ran by the Missionaries of Charity at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A sister opens the door of the accommodation center ran by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, at San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, receive the communion during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, pray during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, sing during the morning mass at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 AUGUST 2016: A sister steps inside a room of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity shortly before the morning mass in Rome, Italy, on August 27th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160827_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Isaac, an Iraqi refugee and gues at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men, poses for a portrait, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: An icon of Mother Teresa hang above the door of the soup kitchen of Casa Serena,  a prefabricated house for homeless men  in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men have dinner in the soup kitchen of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Homeless men attend mass in the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, prepares for the evening mass in the sacristy of the chapel of Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, poses for a portrait at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Father Sebastian Vazhakala, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative, poses for a portrait at Casa Serena, a prefabricated house for homeless men in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Casa Serena, inaugurated in 1993, hosts approximately 70 men, 50 years or above, of any nationality, religion, colour. <br />
<br />
The Missionaries of Charity-Contemplative is a diocesan religious Institute composed of Brothers and priests with equal rights and obligations, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala in 1979. The members take public vows of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and free service to the poor.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The waiting room with pictures of Mother Teresa and children adopted by the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, is seen here at the Mother House in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: A photogtaph of Mother Teresa and a welcome board are here at the entrance of the chapel at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: The room where Mother Teresa used to stay during her visits in Rome is seen here at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 26 AUGUST 2016: Sister Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, poses for a portrait in the garden of the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Italy, on August 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
Mother Teresa, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, whose members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as the vow to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor. Shortly after she died in 1997, Pope John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to declare her sainthood. She was beatified in 2003. A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis, in December 2015, paving the way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Her canonisation is scheduled for September 4th 2016, a day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
    CIPG_20160826_INYT_MotherTeresa_5M3_...jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Argentinian catholic faithfuls wait for the "fumata" ,(or smoke), which is the announcement to the outer world by a conclave that a Papal has or hasn't been elected (white smoke if it has been electe; black smoke if it hasn't), in Saint Peter's square  in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_5914.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Thousands of rain-soaked faithfuls wait for the announcement of the new pope after a puff  of white smoke came out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave took place, announcing to the outer world that a new Pope had been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6220.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: A puff of white smoke comes out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is taking place, announces to the outer world that a new Pope has been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6061.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: (L-R) Dr. Hans-Peter Fischer, rector of Collegio Teutonico, is here in the cemetery of the Collegio Teutonico, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The Collegio Teutonico is the German College, the oldest German foundation in Rome, that was established and maintained at the Vatican for the education of future ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church of German nationality. The college continues to assist poor Germans who come to Rome, either to visit the holy places or in search of occupation...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_5482.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: (L-R) Dr. Hans-Peter Fischer, rector of Collegio Teutonico, is interviewed by journalist Barbara Baumgartner, at the cemetery of the Collegio Teutonico, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The Collegio Teutonico is the German College, the oldest German foundation in Rome, that was established and maintained at the Vatican for the education of future ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church of German nationality. The college continues to assist poor Germans who come to Rome, either to visit the holy places or in search of occupation...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_5378.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: A view of the cemetery of the Collegio Teutonico, or German College - the oldest German foundation in Rome, established and maintained at the Vatican for the education of future ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church of German nationality, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The college continues to assist poor Germans who come to Rome, either to visit the holy places or in search of occupation...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_5359.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: The new pope, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio appears at the central  balcony of St Peter's Basilica's  after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave, in Vatican City on March 13, 2013...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6568.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Thousands of rain-soaked faithfuls wait for the announcement of the new pope after a puff  of white smoke came out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave took place, announcing to the outer world that a new Pope had been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6458.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Thousands of rain-soaked faithfuls in Saint Peter's square cheer as a puff of white smoke comes out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is taking place, announcing to the outer world that a new Pope has been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6325.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Thousands of rain-soaked faithfuls in Saint Peter's square cheer as a puff of white smoke comes out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is taking place, announcing to the outer world that a new Pope has been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6286.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Sister Laura (center, from Colombia), who studies philosophy and theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, cheers together with thousands of other rain-soaked faithfuls in Saint Peter's square as a puff of white smoke comes out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is taking place, announcing to the outer world that a new Pope has been elected, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The 115 cardinals picked a new pope among their midst on the second day of the conclave, choosing Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, the first South American pope to lead the church. Jose Mario Bergoglio, called Francis I, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_6171.jpg
  • VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: (L-R) Dr. Hans-Peter Fischer, rector of Collegio Teutonico, is here in the church of the Collegio Teutonico, in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. The Collegio Teutonico is the German College, the oldest German foundation in Rome, that was established and maintained at the Vatican for the education of future ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church of German nationality. The college continues to assist poor Germans who come to Rome, either to visit the holy places or in search of occupation...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
    CIPG_20130313_ADAC_Conclave__MG_5467.jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Grace Motta (21) holds her son Antonino at the Copacabana restaurant, where the family celebrated the baptism with a buffet, in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-140...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Monsignor Salvatore Genchi, the vicar general of Catania, poses for a portrait by his office next to the basilica of Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-226...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Nino Sicali (68), a fish vendor in Catani's fish market, poses for portrait, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021. Referring to godfather, Mr Sicali said “It creates a stronger tie between the families." When he was made a godfather, he said, he reciprocated by making his godson’s father a compadre to his own children. Over the years, Mr. Sicali said he was obligated to help his struggling compadre out financially. “He died owing me 12,000 euros,” he said.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211004_NYT-Godfathers_A73-210...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino De Luca (33) light a candle during the baptism ritual of his son Samuel in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-198...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Samuel De Luca plays with his golden cross during his baptism ritual in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-193...jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: The families of Nicola Sparti and Grace Motta celebrated the baptisms of their son Antonino with a buffet at the Copacabana restaurant in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-147...jpg
  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Nicola Sparti (24, right) and Grace Motta (21, left) hold their baptised son Antonino in a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. The Sparti family was banned from naming a godfather for their son Antonino.<br />
<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-130...jpg
  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, plays with a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-123...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Agata Peri (68), the great grandmother of Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, is seen here after the baptism outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-116...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Alfio Motta (22, left), puts a golden necklace and cross on his nephew Antonino Sparti (1 year old), as his mother Grace Motta (21) holds him, after the baptism in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. Alfio Motta, Antonino’s uncle, felt cheated out of a great honor.<br />
“I feel like the godfather,” he said. “Even if I don’t have the title.”<br />
<br />
The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
<br />
That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-098...jpg
Next