Mother Teresa's miracles to be revealed
Aug 12 2001 - source: IFY News, Bangalore / India
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Details of miracles said to have been performed by the late Mother Teresa as part of her possible beatification will be revealed at a ceremony here Wednesday, religious sources said.

The ceremony will mark the official end of a two-year inquiry into miracles performed by the Nobel laureate, known for her acts of charity, as part of her possible elevation to Roman Catholic sainthood, they said.

"The diocesan inquiry into life, virtues and reputation of Mother Teresa will be concluded in a solemn function at St. Mary Church in Kolkata at 4:00 pm (1030 GMT Wednesday)," Sister Lynn of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity order told AFP Sunday.

The results will then be sent to Rome.

Father Brian, appointed by Pope John Paul II to collect evidence of miracles performed by Mother Teresa as a part of her possible canonisation, said details of his work will be revealed at the ceremony.

"I have been collecting evidence on Mother's life, her works, since July 26, 1999 and I have received enough evidence on her miracles over the past two years," he said.

When asked for details, he said: "You will get your answers on the afternoon of August 15 when the act of canonical process will be forwarded to the congregation for the causes of saints in the Vatican."

The details would be published Wednesday at the ceremony in Kolkata, he said.

Father Brian said his investigations into "different acts of Mother Teresa's life has thrown light on a few ittle-known aspects."

"Over 100 people had been interviewed and at least ,000 documents examined and the work of transcribing, collating and compiling of all these documents is now complete."

He explained that the miracles required for canonisation "should be instantaneous and enduring and they cannot be scientifically explained by doctors."

The results of his work would be sent to Rome, he said. "Now, it is up to the Pope to approve of it," the Kolkata-based postulator added.

Kolkata Archbishop Henry D'Souza, who was also part of the papal enquiry, said earlier this year that if the beatification of Mother Teresa was approved, it was likely to occur before the end of the year.

Beatification is the first step towards canonisation.

Mother Teresa, who set up her Missionaries of Charity order here in 1950, died in 1997 at the age of 87, after a life that has been held up as a model of charity service.

Her work among the poor and dying here earned her the title "Saint of the Gutters," and her selfless devotion to the ailing and suffering around the world won her a Nobel peace prize and millions of admirers ranging from kings to presidents.