[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 413 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 413

Honoring Mother Teresa and her many contributions to the world through 
                              her mission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 2003

Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota submitted the following resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring Mother Teresa and her many contributions to the world through 
                              her mission.

Whereas Gonxha Agnes Bojaxhiu, known commonly throughout the world as Mother 
        Teresa, was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia, on August 26, 1910, the daughter 
        of Albanian parents;
Whereas recognizing her interest in missionary work from a young age, she left 
        home at eighteen to join the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of 
        nuns with a mission in Calcutta;
Whereas as a sister in the Loreto convent she was given the name Sister Mary 
        Teresa, later to become Mother Teresa in 1937;
Whereas after twenty years of service to the Sisters of Loreto, noted for her 
        charity, unselfishness, courage, and capacity for hard work, Mother 
        Teresa was given the opportunity to start her own order in Calcutta;
Whereas on October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa's new congregation, the Missionaries 
        of Charity, was officially established which, by the 1990s, had expanded 
        to 123 countries worldwide working with the poorest of the poor;
Whereas Mother Teresa's work received widespread acclaim, including the Indian 
        Padmashri Award in 1962, the Nehru Prize for her promotion of 
        international peace and understanding in 1972, the Balzan Prize for 
        promoting peace and brotherhood among the nations in 1979, the Nobel 
        Peace Prize in 1979, the United States Medal of Freedom in 1985, and the 
        Congressional Gold Medal in 1997;
Whereas in 1996 Mother Teresa became the 4th person to be made an honorary 
        citizen of the United States;
Whereas Mother Teresa's entire life was spent serving with joy and love, and 
        honoring the human dignity of each and every person as well as inspiring 
        thousands of others to do the same; and
Whereas on October 19, 2003, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa for her 
        legacy of uncompromising faith and extraordinary charity: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives honors 
Mother Teresa and her many contributions to the world through her 
mission on the occasion of her beatification.
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