epa13191748 Visitors gather to celebrate the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

epa13191744 Nuns prepare the prayer room before a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. ...

epa13191747 Nuns prepare the prayer room before a mass prayer to celebrate the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. ...

epa13191746 Nuns prepare the prayer room before a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. ...

epa13191745 A visitor offers floral tribute after a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. ...

epa13191743 A Nun prepares the prayer room before a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. ...

epa13191742 Nuns take part in a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

epa13191741 A nun takes part in a mass prayer celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

epa13191740 A person waits in need for food donations near Mother's statue during the 116th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, 26 August 2026. Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 to Albanian parents in Skopje, began serving the poor in Calcutta in 1948 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in...