Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel laureate known for dedicating her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Friday.
Pope Francis has cleared the way for sainthood by approving a decree recognizing a second miracle attributed to her intercession with God - a necessary event for such a move in the church.
Mother Teresa, who died in 1997 at the age of 87, become an international icon of charity in the 20th century but has also been criticized for trying to convert people to Christianity.
