Chicago nun moves closer to sainthood as 'miracle' proof goes to Rome

Published: 2004-07-07

CHICAGO (CNS) -- Chicago has moved a step closer to having another local saint with the official closing June 23 of the inquiry into a miracle attributed to the intercession of Mother Theresa Dudzik. Mother Theresa, a Polish-born seamstress, founded the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago in 1894 to serve the poor and homeless. It was the first community of women religious established in the Chicago Archdiocese. The June 23 celebration at the Franciscan Sisters' convent in Lemont, where the order is now based, included the final signing of the inquiry followed by a Mass of thanksgiving. Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George celebrated the liturgy, which was attended by a few members of Mother Theresa's family who still live in the area. If the Vatican concurs that the evidence shows a miracle occurred through her intercession, Mother Theresa will be beatified, the last step before becoming a saint.

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