Friends, family of Blessed Mother Teresa to gather at conference

Published: 2007-09-24

LATROBE, Pa. (CNS) -- St. Vincent College in Latrobe will host a gathering of Blessed Mother Teresa's family and close friends to celebrate her life's work Oct. 5-7. The highlight of the conference, which organizers said will be the first of its kind, will be an address by Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's successor as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. Sister Nirmala will be joined by some of the nuns, priests and brothers who are part of the religious congregation Mother Teresa founded in 1950. The conference also will feature a panel discussion that will include Mother Teresa's only niece, Agi Guttadauro, who will be traveling from Italy to participate, as well as Mother Teresa's closest friends in America, including several whose friendship dates back to 1960.

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