Mother Teresa: Saint of the Gutters

Mother Teresa comforts a patient at a hospital. At the time of her death in 1997, her charity operated 610 missions in 123 countries which included hospices and homes for orphans, HIV/AIDS patients and people with leprosy.
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Beyond the Bounds
Mother Teresa comforts a patient at a hospital. At the time of her death in 1997, her charity operated 610 missions in 123 countries which included hospices and homes for orphans, HIV/AIDS patients and people with leprosy.

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