Mamata expresses happiness over Mother Teresa's sainthood

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed happiness over Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood.

Mamata Banerjee

Pope Francis on Tuesday had approved Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.

"We have now received an official confirmation from Vatican that Pope Francis has approved Mother's sainthood and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation. We are very excited and happy about it," Missionaries of Charity Spokesperson Sunita Kumar had said yesterday.