{
  "id": 5691955,
  "title": "Mother Teresa - one of the foremost humanitarian figures of the 20th century died today, 29 years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/mother-teresa-one-of-the-foremost-humanitarian-figures-of-the-20th",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/culture/126970/mother-teresa-one-of-the-foremost-humanitarian-figures-of-the-20th-century-died-today-29-years-ago"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who dedicated her life to aiding the sick and impoverished, passed away on September 5, 1997, at the age of 87. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, she was raised by Catholic parents who instilled in her the importance of charity. At 18, Agnes joined the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin, Ireland, where she adopted the name Sister Mary Teresa. In 1929, she ventured to Darjeeling, India, before being sent to Calcutta to teach at St. Mary’s High School for Girls, caring for underprivileged girls.\n\nIn 1937, she took her vows and became Mother Teresa, assuming the role of principal at the school in 1944. A profound spiritual experience in 1946 inspired her to abandon teaching and focus on assisting the poor and sick in Calcutta. After securing approval two years later, she embarked on her new mission, establishing orphanages, maternity homes, community centers, family clinics, mobile clinics, and various other forms of support for the less fortunate. The Missionaries of Charity, the organization she founded to coordinate welfare activities, grew significantly throughout the 1950s and 1960s, expanding globally and attracting more volunteers.\n\nMother Teresa's efforts were recognized by Pope Paul VI in 1965, leading to the charity's international growth. In 1979, she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for her relentless work on behalf of the impoverished. By 1997, her order had established 610 institutions in 123 countries. India issued a commemorative stamp featuring her image, and she remains a prominent humanitarian figure of the 20th century.",
  "summary": "MOTHER Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to helping the sick and the poor, died at the age of 87 today (Sept 5, 1997), of a heart attack at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta. Born under the name Agnes...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}