Nuns and slum dwellers gathered in Calcutta yesterday for a Mass marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa.
Benedict XVI sent a message of encouragement to the Missionaries of Charity as they celebrated their founder's birthday (full text).
Hundreds of people gathered outside New York's Empire State Building last night to protest against the owner's decision not to acknowledge Mother Teresa's birthday.
The number of priestly ordinations in Ireland has dipped below that of England and Wales for the first time in living memory, reports the Independent.
