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The third saint to set foot in NZ

Michael Otto — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 20:30:58 +0000

With Mother Teresa being canonised as a saint on September 4, New Zealand can now claim to have had three official saints set foot in this land. In 1973, Mother Teresa visited New Zealand after speaking at the 40th International Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne. She arrived in Wellington on February 26, where she was met

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A saint walked among us in 1973

Michael Otto — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 23:49:45 +0000

Mother’s Maori moments Pa Henare Tate (Kohukohu) looks back on the encounter between Mother Teresa and Maori in 1973. A big contingent of the Māori community of Te Unga Waka attended the welcome to Mother Teresa during her visit in 1973. The reception for her was held at Alexandra Park. Rangimārie Culture Group attended to

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Mother Teresa’s spirit shared in diversity

Michael Otto — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 04:00:26 +0000

by PETER GRACE
Politicians, diplomats and faith representatives were among several hundred people at the 2014 Celebration of the Life and Work of Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata on November 22.echo $variable;

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