Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis I on September 4, ________

Correct option is D

Correct Answer:D) 2016

Explanation:

• Mother Teresa was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis I on September 4, 2016, at a ceremony held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. This event officially recognized her as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
• She was beatified in 2003 by Pope John Paul II after the Vatican confirmed a miracle attributed to her. Canonization required two verified miracles, the second of which was approved in December 2015, leading to her sainthood.
• Mother Teresa, originally from Albania, dedicated her life to serving the poor and sick in Kolkata, India, through the Missionaries of Charity, an organization she founded in 1950. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

Information Booster:

• Canonization is the final step in the Catholic Church’s process of declaring a person a saint.
  
• The first miracle attributed to Mother Teresa was the healing of an Indian woman suffering from a stomach tumor (2002).
  
• The second miracle involved the healing of a Brazilian man suffering from a brain infection (2015).
  
• She was born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in 1910 in Skopje, now in North Macedonia.
  
•  The Missionaries of Charity continues her legacy, serving the poor, sick, and homeless across 130+ countries.